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thechinlessmandroppedthepieceofbreadonthefloor。
「remainstandingwhereyouare,」saidthevoice。「facethedoor。makenomovement。」
thechinlessmanobeyed。hislargepouchycheekswerequiveringuncontrollably。thedoorclangedopen。astheyoungofficerenteredandsteppedaside,thereemergedfrombehindhimashortstumpyguardwithenormousarmsandshoulders。hetookhisstandoppositethechinlessman,andthen,atasignalfromtheofficer,letfreeafrightfulblow,withalltheweightofhisbodybehindit,fullinthechinlessman』smouth。theforceofitseemedalmosttoknockhimclearofthefloor。hisbodywasflungacrossthecellandfetchedupagainstthebaseofthelavatoryseat。foramomenthelayasthoughstunned,withdarkbloodoozingfromhismouthandnose。averyfaintwhimperingorsqueaking,whichseemedunconscious,cameoutofhim。thenherolledoverandraisedhimselfunsteadilyonhandsandknees。amidastreamofbloodandsaliva,thetwohalvesofadentalplatefelloutofhismouth。
theprisonerssatverystill,theirhandscrossedontheirknees。thechinlessmanclimbedbackintohisplace。downonesideofhisfacethefleshwasdarkening。hismouthhadswollenintoashapelesscherry-colouredmasswithablackholeinthemiddleofit。
fromtimetotimealittleblooddrippedontothebreastofhisoveralls。hisgreyeyesstillflittedfromfacetoface,moreguiltilythanever,asthoughheweretryingtodiscoverhowmuchtheothersdespisedhimforhishumiliation。