Birdman of Alcatraz
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:23:01
I think I got you figured out, Shoemaker.
:23:03
First day here you as much as asked me
to get down on my knees and whimper.

:23:07
I wouldn't do it then and I won't do it now.
:23:10
I won't lick your hand
and that's what eats you, keeper.

:23:13
You keep this in mind.
A man ain't whipped until he quits.

:23:16
And I'll never give you that pleasure.
:23:23
Now get outta here.
:23:26
I'll never forget you as long as I live.
:23:30
No matter what happens to me,
no matter where I am,

:23:33
if I ever get a chance
to punish you further, I'll do it.

:23:38
Drop in from time to time.
See how long I stick around.

:23:40
I don't have to drop in on you.
I'll always know where you are.

:23:51
Being in solitary
is like being on rails.

:23:55
A man pushes your food
through the door.

:23:59
You eat alone.
:24:01
Once a week you get a shower.
:24:04
You walk in the bullpen.
:24:08
Once a month an inmate comes
and cuts your hair.

:24:12
You read.
:24:15
You pace your cell.
:24:18
Once a week you get clean laundry.
:24:22
You pace your cell.
:24:25
The routine's always the same.
:24:28
The only way you can break it
is to go on sick call.

:24:33
You sit and listen to your heartbeat,
:24:36
and you hear your life ticking away.
:24:40
The thing that swells in your head
until you lose your mind

:24:43
is you know absolutely for sure
what's coming next.

:24:51
Here's that Argosy magazine
you wanted, Shorty.

:24:55
Thanks, Bull.

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