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eak out … and two other crews covering the rest of the day。 Those other crews consisted mostly of floaters; with Bill Dodge usually in charge。 It wasn't a bad way to run things; all and all; and I felt that; once I could shift Percy over to days; life would be even better。 I never got around to that; however。 I sometimes wonder if it would have changed things; if I had。

Anyway; there was a big watermain in the storage room; on the side away from Old Sparky; and Dean and Percy hooked up a length of canvas firehose to it。 Then they stood by the valve that would open it; if needed。

Brutal and I hurried down to Wharton's cell; where Wharton still stood; still grinning and still with his tool hanging out of his pants。 I had liberated the straitjacket from the restraint room and tossed it on a shelf in my office last thing before going home the night before; thinking we might be needing it for our new problem child。 Now I had it in one hand; my index finger hooked under one of the canvas straps。 Harry came behind us; hauling the nozzle of the firehose; which ran back through my office; down the storage…room steps; and to the drum where Dean and Percy were paying it out as fast as they could。

〃Hey; d'jall like that?〃 Wild Bill asked。 He was laughing like a kid at a carnival; laughing so hard he could barely talk; big tears went rolling down his cheeks。 〃You e on s'fast I guess you must've。 I'm currently cookin some turds to go with it。 Nice soft ones。 I'll have them out to y'all tomorrow … 〃

He saw that I was unlocking his cell door and his eyes narrowed。 He saw that Brutal was holding his revolver in one hand and his nightstick in the other; and they narrowed even more。

〃You can e in here on your legs; but you'll go out on your backs; Billy