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At first, the old man
disliked the boy intensely.
:56:07
But then he began
to enjoy the boy's company.
:56:12
Of course, there was still a
great deal of distrust between them.
:56:18
Each knew something
the other wanted to keep secret.
:56:23
Over time, the old man felt -
:56:26
- his hold on the boy slipping away.
:56:30
He thought the day might come
when the boy no longer needed him.
:56:35
So one sleepless night,
the old man got out of bed -
:56:43
- and wrote down the story
of his involvement with the boy.
:56:49
Everything he could remember.
:56:54
From the first day forward.
:56:59
He wrote how the boy forced his way
into the old man's house.
:57:04
How he blackmailed the old man to
serve his own morbid fascinations.
:57:09
When the boy's grades
began to fall, -
:57:12
- he blamed the old man and ordered
him to impersonate his grandfather.
:57:17
Even though his hands
were stinging with arthritis, -
:57:21
- he felt happy
for the first time in weeks.
:57:28
He felt safe.
:57:34
The following morning,
the old man put on his best suit.
:57:38
He went to one of the local banks
and rented a safe-deposit box.
:57:46
The bank officer told him -
:57:49
- that only the old man could open
the box, with one exception:
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The exception was in the event
of the box-holder's death.