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Mr.Dufresne,describetheconfrontationyouhadwithyourwifethenightshewasmurdered.Itwasverybitter.ShesaidshewasgladIknew,thatshehatedallthesneakingaround.AndshesaidthatshewantedadivorceinReno.-Whatwasyourresponse?-ItoldherIwouldnotgrantone."I'llseeyouinhellbeforeIseeyouinReno."Thosewereyourwords,accordingtoyourneighbors.Iftheysayso.Ireallydon'tremember.Iwasupset.Whathappenedafteryouarguedwithyourwife?Shepackedabag.ShepackedabagtogoandstaywithMr.Quentin.GlennQuentin,golfproattheSnowdenHillsCountryClubwhomyouhaddiscoveredwasyourwife'slover.Didyoufollowher?Iwenttoafewbarsfirst.Later,Idrovetohishousetoconfrontthem.Theyweren'thome.Iparkedintheturnoutandwaited.Withwhatintention?I'mnotsure.Iwasconfuseddrunk.IthinkmostlyIwantedtoscarethem.Whentheyarrived,youwentuptothehouseandmurderedthem.No,Iwassoberingup.IgotbackinthecarandIdrovehometosleepitoff.Alongtheway,IthrewmygunintotheRoyalRiver.I'vebeenveryclearonthispoint.Igethazywherethecleaningwomanshowsupthefollowingmorningandfindsyourwifeinbedwithherloverriddledwith.38-caliberbullets.Doesthatstrikeyouasafantasticcoincidence,orisitjustme?Yes,itdoes.Yetyoustillmaintainyouthrewyourgunintotheriverbeforethemurderstookplace.That'sveryconvenient.It'sthetruth.Thepolicedraggedthatriverforthreedays,andnaryagunwasfoundsonocomparisoncouldbemadebetweenyourgunandthebulletstakenfromthebloodstainedcorpsesofthevictims.Andthatalsoisveryconvenient.Isn'tit,Mr.Dufresne?SinceIaminnocentofthiscrimeIfinditdecidedlyinconvenientthatthegunwasneverfound.Ladiesandgentlemen,you'veheardalltheevidence.Wehavetheaccusedatthesceneofthecrime.Wehavefootprints.Bulletsonthegroundbearinghisfingerprints.Abrokenbourbonbottle,likewisewithfingerprints.Andmostofallwehaveabeautifulyoungwomanandherloverlyingdeadineachother'sarms.Theyhadsinned.Butwastheircrimesogreatastomeritadeathsentence?Whileyouthinkaboutthatthinkaboutthis:Arevolverholdssixbullets,noteight.Isubmitthatthiswasnotahot-bloodedcrimeofpassion.Thatatleastcouldbeunderstood,ifnotcondoned.No.Thiswasrevengeofamuchmorebrutal,cold-bloodednature.Considerthis:Fourbulletspervictim.Notsixshotsfired,buteight.Thatmeansthathefiredthegunemptyandthenstoppedtoreloadsothathecouldshooteachofthemagain.Anextrabulletperloverrightinthehead.Youstrikemeasaparticularlyicyandremorselessman,Mr.Dufresne.Itchillsmybloodjusttolookatyou.BythepowervestedinmebythestateofMaineIherebyorderyoutoservetwolifesentencesback-to-backoneforeachofyourvictims.Sobeit!Sit.Weseeyou'veserved20yearsofalifesentence?-Yes,sir.-Youfeelyou'vebeenrehabilitated?Yes,sir.Absolutely,sir.Imean,Ilearnedmylesson.IcanhonestlysaythatI'machangedman.I'mnolongeradangertosociety.That'sGod'shonesttruth.Hey,Red.How'ditgo?Sameoldshit,differentday.Yeah,Iknowhowyoufeel.I'mupforrejectionnextweek.Yeah,Igotrejectedlastweek.Ithappens.Hey,Red,bumpmeadeck.Getoutofmyface,man!You'reintomeforfivepacksalready.-Four!-Five!TheremustbeaconlikemeineveryprisoninAmerica.I'mtheguywhocangetitforyou.Cigarettes,abagofreefer,ifthat'syourthingbottleofbrandytocelebrateyourkid'shighschoolgraduation.Damnnearanythingwithinreason.Yes,sir!I'maregularSearsandRoebuck.SowhenAndyDufresnecametomein1949andaskedmetosmuggleRitaHayworthintotheprisonforhimItoldhim,"Noproblem."tothemaingatetothemaingateAndycametoShawshankPrisoninearly1947formurderinghiswifeandthefellashewasbanging.Ontheoutside,he'dbeenvicepresidentofalargePortlandbank.Goodworkforamansoyoung.HereRedYouspeakEnglish,butt-steak?Youfollowthisofficer.Ineverseensuchasorry-Iookingheapofmaggotshitinallmylife.Hey,fish!Comeoverhere!Takingbetstoday,Red?Smokesorcoin?Bettor'schoice.Smokes.Putmedownfortwo.Allright,who'syourhorse?Thatlittlesackofshit.-Eighth.He'llbefirst.-Bullshit!I'lltakethataction.You'reoutsomesmokes,son.Ifyou'resosmart,youcallit.I'lltakethatchubbyfat-assthere.Thefifthone.Putmedownforaquarterdeck.Freshfishtoday!We'rereelingthemin!IadmitIdidn'tthinkmuchofAndyfirsttimeIlaideyesonhim.Lookedlikeastiffbreezewouldblowhimover.Thatwasmyfirstimpressionoftheman.Whatdoyousay?Thattalldrinkofwaterwiththesilverspoonuphisass.Thatguy?Neverhappen.-10cigarettes.-That'sarichbet.Who'sgoingtoprovemewrong?Heywood?Jigger?Skeets?Floyd!Fourbravesouls.Returntoyourcellblocksforeveningcount.Allprisoners,returntoyourcellblocks.Turntotheright!Eyesfront.ThisisMr.Hadley.He'scaptainoftheguards.I'mMr.Norton,thewarden.Youareconvictedfelons.That'swhythey'vesentyoutome.Rulenumberone:Noblasphemy.I'llnothavetheLord'snametakeninvaininmyprison.Theotherrulesyou'llfigureoutasyougoalong.Anyquestions?Whendoweeat?Youeatwhenwesayyoueat.Youshitwhenwesayyoushit,andpisswhenwesayyoupiss.Yougotthat,youmaggot-dickmotherfucker?Onyourfeet.Ibelieveintwothings:DisciplineandtheBible.Here,you'llreceiveboth.PutyourtrustintheLord.Yourassbelongstome.WelcometoShawshank.Unhookthem.Turnaround.That'senough.Movetotheendofthecage.Turnaround.Delousehim.Turnaround.Moveoutofthecage.PickupyourclothesandBible.Nextmanup!Totheright.Right.Right.Left.Thefirstnight'sthetoughest.Nodoubtaboutit.Theymarchyouinnakedasthedayyouwerebornskinburningandhalf-blindfromthatdelousingshit.Andwhentheyputyouinthatcellandthosebarsslamhomethat'swhenyouknowit'sforreal.Oldlifeblownawayintheblinkofaneye.Nothingleftbutallthetimeintheworldtothinkaboutit.Mostnewfishcomeclosetomadnessthefirstnight.Somebodyalwaysbreaksdowncrying.Happenseverytime.Theonlyquestioniswho'sitgoingtobe?It'sasgoodathingtobetonasany,Iguess.IhadmymoneyonAndyDufresne.Lightsout!Iremembermyfirstnight.Seemslikealongtimeago.Hey,fish.Fish,fish.Whatareyou,scaredofthedark?Betyouwishyourdaddyneverdickedyourmama!Piggy!Pork!Iwantmeaporkchop.Theboysalwaysgofishingwithfirst-timers.Andtheydon'tquittilltheyreelsomeonein.Hey,FatAss.FatAss!Talktome,boy.Iknowyou'rethere.Icanhearyoubreathing.Don'tyoulistentothesenitwits,youhearme?Thisplaceain'tsobad.TellyouwhatI'llintroduceyouaround,makeyoufeelrightathome.Iknowacoupleofbigoldbullqueersthat'djustIovetomakeyouracquaintance.Especiallythatbig,white,mushybuttofyours.God!Idon'tbelonghere!-Wehaveawinner!-Iwanttogohome!Andit'sFatAssbyanose!Freshfish!Idon'tbelonghereIwanttogohome!Iwantmymother!Ihadyourmother!Shewasn'tthatgreat!WhattheChrististhishorseshit?Heblasphemed.I'lltellthewarden.You'lltellhimwithmybatonupyourass!Letmeout!Whatisyourmalfunction,youfatbarrelofmonkeyspunk?Please!Iain'tsupposedtobehere.Notme!Iwon'tcounttothree.Noteventoone.Youshutup,orI'llsingyoualullaby!Shutup,man.Shutup!Youdon'tunderstand.I'mnotsupposedtobehere.Openthatcell.Meneither!Theyrunthisplacelikeafuckingprison!Sonofabitch!Captain,takeiteasy!IfIhearsomuchasamousefartinheretonightIswearbyGodandJesus,youwillallvisittheinfirmary.Everylastmotherfuckerinhere.Callthetrustees.Takethattubofshitdowntotheinfirmary.Hisfirstnightinthejoint,Dufresnecostmetwopacksofcigarettes.Henevermadeasound.Tier3north,clearcount!Tier2north,clearcount.Tier3south,clear.Tier1south,clear.Tier4south,clear.Preparetorollout.Rollout!Areyougoingtoeatthat?Ihadn'tplannedonit.Doyoumind?That'sniceandripe.Jakesaysthankyou.Felloutofhisnestoverbytheplateshop.I'mgoingtolookafterhimuntilhe'sbigenoughtofly.Oh,no!Herehecomes.Morning,fellas.Finemorning,isn'tit?Youknowwhyit'safinemorning,don'tyou?Sendthemdown.Iwantthemlinedupjustlikeaprettylittlechorusline.Lookatthat.-Ican'tstandthisguy.-Oh,Lord!Yes!Richmond,Virginia.Smellmyass!Afterhesmellsmine.That'sashameaboutyourhorsecominginlastandall.ButIsuredolovethatwinninghorseofmine,though.IowethatboyabigkisswhenIseehim.Whydon'tyougivehimsomeofyourcigarettesinstead?Luckyfuck!Hey,Tyrell.Youpullinfirmarydutythisweek?How'smyhorsedoinganyway?Dead.Hadleybustedhisheadupprettygood.Dochadgonehomeforthenight.Poorbastardlaytheretillthismorning.Bythen,therewasn'tnothingwecoulddo.Whatwashisname?What'dyousay?Iwasjustwonderingifanyoneknewhisname.Whatthefuckdoyoucare,newfish?Doesn'tfuckingmatterwhathisnamewas.He'sdead.Anybodycomeatyouyet?Anybodygettoyouyet?Hey,weallneedfriendsinhere.Icouldbeafriendtoyou.Hardtoget.Ilikethat.Andykeptprettymuchtohimselfatfirst.Iguesshehadalotonhismindtryingtoadapttolifeontheinside.Wasn'tuntilamonthwentbybeforeheopenedhismouthtosaymorethantwowordstosomebody.Asitturnedoutthatsomebodywasme.I'mAndyDufresne.Wife-killingbanker.Why'dyoudoit?Ididn't,sinceyouask.You'regoingtofitrightin.Everybodyinhere'sinnocent.Didn'tyouknowthat?-Whatyouinherefor?-Didn'tdoit.Lawyerfuckedme.Rumorhasityou'rearealcoldfish.Youthinkyourshitsmellssweeterthanmost.Isthatright?Whatdoyouthink?Totellyouthetruth,Ihaven'tmadeupmymind.Iunderstandyou'reamanthatknowshowtogetthings.I'mknowntolocatecertainthingsfromtimetotime.Iwonderifyoumightgetmearockhammer.What?Arockhammer.-Whatisitandwhy?-Whatdoyoucare?Foratoothbrush,Iwouldn'task.I'dquoteaprice.Butatoothbrushisanon-lethalobject,isn'tit?Fairenough.Arockhammerisaboutsixorsevenincheslong.-Lookslikeaminiaturepickax.-Pickax?Forrocks.Quartz?QuartzAndsomemica,shalelimestone.So?SoI'marockhound.AtleastIwasinmyoldlife.I'dliketobeagain.Ormaybeyou'dliketosinkyourtoyintosomebody'sskull.No,Ihavenoenemieshere.No?Waitawhile.Wordgetsaround.TheSistershavetakenquitealikingtoyou.EspeciallyBogs.Don'tsupposeitwouldhelpifItoldthemI'mnothomosexual.Neitherarethey.Youhavetobehumanfirst.Theydon'tqualify.Bullqueerstakebyforce.That'salltheywantorunderstand.IfIwereyou,I'dgroweyesinthebackofmyhead.-Thanksfortheadvice.-Well,that'sfree.Youunderstandmyconcern.Ifthere'strouble,Iwon'tusetherockhammer.ThenI'dguessyouwanttoescape.Tunnelunderthewall,maybe.WhatdidImiss?What'ssofunny?You'llunderstandwhenyouseetherockhammer.What'sanitemlikethisusuallygofor?Sevendollarsinanyrock-and-gemshop.Mynormalmarkup's20percent.Butthisisaspecialtyitem.Riskgoesup,pricegoesup.Let'smakeitaneven10bucks.Tenitis.Wasteofmoney,ifyouaskme.Why'sthat?Folksaroundthisjointlovesurpriseinspections.Theyfindit,you'regoingtoloseit.Iftheycatchyou,youdon'tknowme.Mentionmyname,weneverdobusinessagain.Notforshoelacesorastickofgum.Nowyougotthat?understand.Thankyou,MrRed.Name'sRed.RedWhydotheycallyouthat?Maybeit'sbecauseI'mIrish.Icouldseewhysomeoftheboystookhimforsnobby.Hehadaquietwayabouthimawalkandatalkthatjustwasn'tnormalaroundhere.Hestrolledlikeamanintheparkwithoutacareoraworryintheworld.Likehehadonaninvisiblecoatthatwouldshieldhimfromthisplace.yesIthinkit'dbefairtosayIlikedAndyfromthestart.Let'sgo!Someofusgotascheduletokeep.Moveit!Comeon,moveit!Howyoudoing?How'sthewifetreatingyou?keepmovingjustgoRedAndywasright.Ifinallygotthejoke.Itwouldtakeamanabout600yearstotunnelunderthewallwithoneofthese.-Book?-Nottoday.-Book?-No.BrookDeliveryforDufresne.Book?Book?DufresneHere'syourbook.Thanks.We'rerunninglowonhexite.Getonbackandfetchusupsome.Thiswillblindyou.Honey,hush.That'sit.Youfight!Betterthatway.IwishIcouldtellyouAndyfoughtthegoodfightandtheSisterslethimbe.IwishIcouldtellyouthatbutprisonisnofairy-taleworld.Heneversaidwhodidit.Butweallknew.Thingswentonlikethatforawhile.Prisonlifeconsistsofroutineandthenmoreroutine.Everysooften,Andywouldshowupwithfreshbruises.TheSisterskeptathim.Sometimeshewasabletofightthemoff.Sometimesnot.Andthat'showitwentforAndy.Thatwashisroutine.Idobelievethosefirsttwoyearsweretheworstforhim.AndIalsobelievethatifthingshadgoneonthatwaythisplacewouldhavegotthebestofhim.Butthen,inthespringof1949thepowersthatbedecided:Theroofofthelicense-platefactoryneedsresurfacing.Ineedadozenvolunteersforaweek'swork.Asyouknowspecialdetailcarrieswithitspecialprivileges.ItwasoutdoordetailandMayisonedamnedfinemonthtobeworkingoutdoors.Stayinlinethere.Morethanahundredmenvolunteeredforthejob.WallaceE.Unger.EllisRedding.Wouldn'tyouknowit?MeandsomefellowsIknowwereamongthenamescalled.AndrewDufresne.Itonlycostusapackofsmokesperman.Imademyusual20percent,ofcourse.Sothisbig-shotlawyercallsmelong-distancefromTexas.Isay,"Yeah?"Hesays,"Sorrytoinformyou,butyourbrotherjustdied."-I'msorrytohearthat.-I'mnot.Hewasanasshole.Ranoffyearsago.Figuredhimfordead.Sothislawyerfellowsaystome:"Hediedarichman."Oilwellsandshit.Closetoamillionbucks.Amillionbucks?-Incrediblehowluckysomeassholesget.-Yougoingtoseeanyofthat?Thirty-fivethousand.That'swhatheleftme.-Dollars?-YepThat'sgreat!That'slikewinningthesweepstakes.Isn'tit?Dumbshit,whatdoyouthinkthegovernmentwilldotome?Takeabigwetbiteoutofmyassiswhat.PoorByron.Terriblefuckingluck,huh?Cryingshame.Somepeoplereallygotitawful.Andy,areyounuts?IKeepyoureyesonyourmop,man!You'llpaysometax,butyou'llstillendupYeah,maybeenoughtobuyanewcar,andthenwhat?Igottopaytaxonthecar.Repairmaintenance,kidspesteringyoutotakethemforarideallthetime.Thenifyoufigureyourtaxwrong,youpayoutofyourownpocket.Itellyou!UncleSam!Heputshishandinyourshirtandsqueezesyourtittillit'spurple.Andy-Gettinghimselfkilled.-IKeeptarring.Somebrother.Shit!Mr.Hadleydoyoutrustyourwife?Oh,that'sfunny.You'lllookfunniersuckingmydickwithnoteeth.WhatImeanis,doyouthinkshe'dgobehindyourback?Stepaside,Mort.Thisfucker'shavinghimselfanaccident.He'llpushhimoff!Ifyoutrusther,youcankeepthat35,000.-Whatdidyousay?-Thirty-fivethousand.Allofit.-Everypenny.-Youbetterstartmakingsense.Ifyouwanttokeepit,giveittoyourwife.TheIRSallowsaone-time-onlygifttoyourspouseforupto$60,000.-Bullshit.Tax-free?-Tax-free.IRScan'ttouchonecent.You'rethatsmartbankerthatkilledhiswife.WhyshouldIbelieveyou?SoIcanendupinherewithyou?It'slegal.AsktheIRS.They'llsaythesamething.Ifeelstupidtellingyouthis.I'msureyouwouldhaveinvestigated.Idon'tneedyoutotellmewherethebearshitinthebuckwheat.Ofcoursenot.Butyoudoneedsomeonetosetitupforyou.That'llcostyou.Alawyer.Abunchofball-washingbastards!IsupposeIcouldsetitupforyou.Thatwouldsaveyousomemoney.Yougettheforms,I'llpreparethemnearlyfreeofcharge.I'donlyaskthreebeersapieceforeachofmycoworkers."Coworkers."That'srich!Amanworkingoutdoorsfeelsmorelikeamanifhecanhaveabottleofsuds.That'sonlymyopinionsir.Whatareyoujimmiesstaringat?Let'sgo!Work!Andthat'showitcametopassthatonthesecond-to-lastdayofthejobtheconvictcrewthattarredthefactoryroofinthespringof'49woundupsittinginarowat10:00inthemorningdrinkingicy-coldbeer,courtesyofthehardestscrewthateverwalkedaturnatShawshankStatePrison.Drinkupwhileit'scold,ladies.Thecolossalprickevenmanagedtosoundmagnanimous.Wesatanddrankwiththesunonourshouldersandfeltlikefreemen.Wecouldhavebeentarringtheroofofoneofourownhouses.Wewerethelordsofallcreation.AsforAndyhespentthatbreakhunkeredintheshadeastrangelittlesmileonhisfacewatchingusdrinkhisbeer.Wantacoldone?No,thanks.Igaveupdrinking.Youcouldarguehedoneittocurryfavorwiththeguards.Ormaybemakeafewfriendsamonguscons.Me?Ithinkhediditjusttofeelnormalagainifonlyforashortwhile.IKingme.-Chess.Nowthere'sagameofkings.-What?Civilized.Strategic.Andatotalfuckingmystery.Ihateit.Letmeteachyousomeday.Sure.Wecouldgetaboardtogether.You'retalkingtotherightman.Icangetthings,right?Wemightdobusinessonaboard,andI'llcarvethepiecesmyself.Onesideinalabaster,oneinsoapstone.Whatdoyouthink?Ithinkit'lltakeyears.YearsIgot.WhatIdon'thavearetherocks.Pickingsareprettyslimintheyard.Pebbles,mostly.We'regettingtobekindoffriends,aren'twe?Yeah,Iguess.CanIaskyousomething?Why'dyoudoit?I'minnocent,Red.Justlikeeverybodyelsehere.Whatareyouinfor?Murder.Sameasyou.Innocent?OnlyguiltymaninShawshank.AWhere'sthecanary?Howdidyouknow?-HowdidIknowwhat?-Soyoudon'tknow.Come.Thisiswherethecanaryis.Quiteasurprisetohearawomansinginginmyhouse,eh?That'squiteasurprise.RedWait,wait.Hereshecomes.Ilikethispartwhenshedoesthatshitwithherhair.Iknow.I'veseenitthreetimesthismonth.Gilda,areyoudecent?Me?God,Iloveit.Iunderstandyou'reamanthatknowshowtogetthings.I'mknowntolocatecertainthingsfromtimetotime.Whatdoyouwant?-RitaHayworth.-What?Canyougether?SothisisJohnnyFarrell.I'veheardalotaboutyou.-Takeafewweeks.-Weeks?Idon'thaveherstuffeddownthefrontofmypantsrightnow,sorrytosay.ButI'llgether.Relax.Thanks.-Getout!-Igottochangereels!Isaidfuckoff!Ain'tyougoingtoscream?Let'sgetthisoverwith.Hebrokemyfuckingnose!NowI'mgoingtoopenmyflyandyou'llswallowwhatIgiveyoutoswallow.Thenyou'llswallowRooster's.Youbrokehisnose.Heoughttohavesomethingtoshowforit.Youputitinmymouth,youloseit.No,youdon'tunderstand.DothatandI'llputalleightinchesofthisinyourear.Allright,butyoushouldknowthatsudden,seriousbraininjurycausesthevictimtobitedownhard.Infact,Ihearthebitereflexissostrongtheyhavetoprythevictim'sjawsopenwithacrowbar.Wheredoyougetthisshit?Ireadit.Youknowhowtoread,youignorantfuck?Honey!Youshouldn't!Bogsdidn'tputanythinginAndy'smouth.Andneitherdidhisfriends.Whattheydiddoisbeathimwithinaninchofhislife.Andyspentamonthintheinfirmary.Bogsspentaweekinthehole.Time'sup,Bogs.It'syourworld,boss.Returntoyourcellblocksforeveningcount.Allprisonersreportforlockdown.What?-Where'shegoing?-Grabhisankles.Nohelp!Twothingsneverhappenedagainafterthat.TheSistersneverlaidafingeronAndyagain.AndBogswouldneverwalkagain.Theytransferredhimtoaminimum-securityhospitalupstate.Tomyknowledge,helivedouttherestofhisdaysdrinkinghisfoodthroughastraw.Andycoulduseanicewelcomebackwhenhegetsoutoftheinfirmary.Soundsgoodtous.Ifigureweowehimthatmuchforthebeer.Themanlikestoplaychess.Let'sgethimsomerocks.Guys!Igotone.Igotone.Look!Heywood,thatisn'tsoapstone!Anditain'talabastereither.Whatareyou,afuckinggeologist?He'sright.Itain't.-Whatthehellisitthen?-It'sahorseapple.-Bullshit!-No,horseshit.Petrified.GodDamn!Despiteafewhitches,theboyscamethroughinfinestyle.Andbytheweekendhewasduebackwehadenoughrockssaveduptokeephimbusytillrapture.Alsogotabigshipmentinthatweek.Cigaretteschewinggumsippingwhiskyplayingcardswithnakedladiesonthem.Younameit.Andofcourse,themostimportantitem:RitaHayworthherself.WakeupHeadsup.They'retossingcells.Headsup.They'retossingcells!119.123.BibleOnyourfeet.Facethewall.Turnaroundandfacethewarden.Pleasedtoseeyoureadingthis.Anyfavoritepassages?"Watchye,therefore,foryeknownotwhenthemasterofthehousecometh."Mark13:35.I'vealwayslikedthatone.ButIprefer"Iamthelightoftheworld.Yethatfollowethmeshallhavethelightoflife."John,chapter8,verse12.Ihearyou'regoodwithnumbers.Hownice.Manshouldhaveaskill.Explainthis.It'scalledarockblanket.It'sforshapingandpolishingrocks.Alittlehobbyofmine.It'sprettyclean.Somecontrabandhere,butnothingtogetinatwistover.Ican'tsayIapproveofthis.ButIsupposeexceptionscanbemade.Lockthemup!Ialmostforgot.I'dhatetodepriveyouofthis.Salvationlieswithin.Yes,sir.Tossingcellswasjustanexcuse.TruthisNortonwantedtosizeAndyup.Mywifemadethatinchurchgroup.Verynice,sir.Youenjoyworkingthelaundry?No,sir.Notespecially.Perhapswecanfindsomethingmorebefittingamanofyoureducation.Hey,Jake.Where'sBrooks?IthoughtIheardyououthere.I'vebeenreassignedtoyou.Iknow,theytoldme.Ain'tthatakickinthehead?Well,I'llgiveyouthedimetour.Comeon.Well,heresheis.TheShawshankPrisonLibrary.NationalGeographicsReader'sDigestcondensedbooksandLouisL'Amour.Lookmagazine.ErleStanleyGardners.EveryeveningIloadupthecartandmakemyrounds.Ienterthenamesonthisclipboardhere.Easy,peasy,Japanese-y.-Anyquestions?-Howlonghaveyoubeenlibrarian?Icomeherein'05,andtheymademelibrarianin1912.Andhaveyoueverhadanassistant?No.Notmuchtoit,really.Whyme?Whynow?Idon'tknow.Butit'dbenicetohavesomecompanydownhere.DufresneThat'shim.That'stheone.I'mDekins.Iwasthinkingaboutsettingupsomekindoftrustfundformykids'educations.Isee.Whydon'twehaveaseatandtalkitover.Doyouhaveapieceofpaperandapencil?Thanks.SoMisterDekinsAndthenAndysays,"Mr.DekinsdoyouwantyoursonstogotoHarvardorYale?"Hedidn'tsaythat!AsGodasmywitness!DekinsblinkedforasecondthenhelaughedandactuallyshookAndy'shand.-Myass!-Shookhishand.Itellyou,Inearsoiledmyself!Allheneededwasasuitandtieandajigglyhulagalonhisdeskhe'dhavebeen"Mr.Dufresne,"ifyouplease.Makingafewfriends?Iwouldn'tsay"friends."I'maconvictedmurdererwhoprovidessoundfinancialplanning.It'sawonderfulpettohave.Gotyououtofthelaundry,though.Itmightdomorethanthat.Howaboutexpandingthelibrary.Getsomenewbooks.Ifyouaskforsomething,askforapooltable.yesHowdoyouexpecttodothat?Imeangetnewbooksinhere,"Mr.Dufresne,ifyouplease."I'llaskthewardenforfunds.Sixwardenshavebeenthroughhereinmytenure,andI'velearnedoneimmutable,universaltruth:Notonebornwhoseassholewouldn'tpuckeruptighterthanasnaredrumwhenyouaskforfunds.-Thebudget'sstretchedthinasitis.-Isee.MaybeIcouldwritethestatesenateandrequestfundsfromthem.Theyhaveonlythreewaystospendthetaxpayers'moneyforprisons:Morewalls,morebars,moreguards.I'dliketotry,withpermission.Aletteraweek.-Theycan'tignoremeforever.-Surecan.Butyouwriteyourlettersifit