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Some
Words
Of
Wisdom
Here-
Something
Really
Good
Or
At
Least
Takes
Up
Space!
Page
09
CONTINUED
FROM
FRONT
PAGE...
I
...
like
some
piece
of
raw
meat.
Fear
and
regret
rent
her
heart.
Why
hadn't
she
listened
to
her
mother's
voice,
and
not
to
that
other
one?
Overcome
by
her
fear,
she
began
to
cry.
She
had
no
recollection
of
time.
She
knew
she
needed
to
focus.
There
must
be
something
she
could
do.
She
struggled
to
get
her
feet
under
her
and
fresh
flames
of
agony
tore
through
her,
setting
her
wrists
on
fire.
She
stood
on
her
toes,
pushing
as
high
as
she
(eould,
hoping
to
release
her
hands
from
the
hook.
The
ceiling
was
to
high.
She
could
not
escape.
Desperately
she
brought
her
hands
together
and
Wrapped
them
around
the
hook.
She
felt
the
sharp,
cruel
edge
bite
into
her
skin,
but
she
held
on.
The
pain
in
her
wrists
lessened
as
her
weight
was
transferred
from
the
leather
thongs
to
her
grip.
She
breathed
a
little
easier
then
and
took
a
look
around.
j
A
single
naked
bulb
hung
above
her
head,
limply
suspended
from
the
ceiling,
its
frail
light
barley
affecting
the
darkness
around
her.
The
walls
Isappeared
in
shadows.
The
air
was
cool
and
smelled
of
rotting
wood
and
stale
dirt,
mingled
with
the
acrid
taste
of
old
cement.
For
a
moment
she
Ktually
thought
she
was
in
an
old
well,
but
the
walls
were
too
far
away.
Then
something
moved
in
the
darkness.
Rats!
Then
the
sound
came
again:
The
rustle
of
old
leaves,
the
shuffling
sound
like
feet
scraping
back
and
forth
on
a
dirty
concrete
floor.
Someone
was
with
her!
Dread
clutched
at
her
heart!
Her
fear
jumped
to
new
levels!
She
strained
her
eyes,
trying
desperately
to
see
beyond
the
shadows
of
the
room.
She
caught
a
vague
glimpse
ifllighter
shadow
within
the
darkness,
moving
slowly
back
and
forth
in
front
of
her.
"WHO
ARE
YOU?"
she
screamed.
"WHAT
DO
YOU
WANT
MTHME?"
fShe
was
answered
by
silence,
and
a
soft
scraping
like
the
sound
of
old
worn
leather
on
cement.
Frustration
fired
her
anger,
and
in
her
rage
she
(truck
out,
oblivious
to
the
pain
in
her
wrists,
wanting
only
to
torment
he
who
was
tormenting
her.
Her
aim
was
poor,
her
target
indistinct;
a
mere
shadow
within
shadows.
She
missed.
He
did
not.
A
hand
streaked
out
of
the
darkness,
catching
her
squarely
on
the
side
of
her
head,
and
Jennifer
Folanski
slipped
in
darkness
once
more.
I
iHer
awareness
returned
slowly.
Once
more
she
hung
limp
against
her
bonds.
Once
more
she
struggled
to
regain
her
footing.
The
pain
in
her
wrists
toobbed
in
unison
with
the
pounding
on
her
head.
This
had
to
be
a
nightmare.
He
just
knew
she
was
going
to
wake
up
now,
and
she
would
be
safe
ad
warm
at
home
in
her
own
room,
not
in
this
dank,
dark,
torturous
place.
But
she
knew
it
wasn't
so.
Another
odor
was
now
intermingled
with
the
foulness
of
the
room.
It
was
a
strong,
sickly
pungency
of
sweat
and
tobacco.
And
something
else.
Whiskey?
No!
What
was
that
smell?
Jennifer
knew
le'd
smelled
it
before.
It
was
rancid,
and
reminded
her
of
white
smocks,
Bunsen
burners,
and
dead
rats.
She
trembled,
pulled
herself
up
once
more,
tnrightened
her
legs,
stretched
her
toes
as
far
as
they
could
go.
There
was
some
minor
relief
as
she
stood
upright,
and
she
almost
cried.
In
the
pricness
of
the
chamber,
a
voice
beside
her
ear
stopped
her
cold.
Hello,
Jennifer,"
it
said,
in
that
same
familiar
tone.
She
tried
to
open
her
eyes,
to
turn
her
head
so
she
could
at
last
see
this
monster
who
dared
do
is
to
her,
but
she
could
no
longer
do
that
either.
Something
covered
her
eyes,
blocking
her
vision,
something
soft
and
dark.
Probably
while
I
was
konscious,
she
thought.
That's
why
he's
so
close
now.
'Cause
he
knows
I
can't
see
him.
"Show
yourself
to
me,
you
coward,"
she
said
aloud.
"I
how
who
you
are,
asshole,
so
you
might
as
well
let
me
look
you
in
the
eye."
If
only
she
could
get
one
peek,
she
was
sure
she
would
recognize
him.
"Oh,
you
know
me,
Jennifer,"
he
replied.
His
voice
was
steel
now,
sharp
as
a
razors
edge.
"Not
only
do
you
know
me
you
stupid
bitch,
but
you're
.
kever
going
to
forget
me,
either.
Nobody
treats
me
like
that
and
gets
away
with
it."
J
Look
for
Chapter
3
in
our
next
issue.
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I
WONDER
WHY
BY
DANTE
I
see
her
and
wonder
why
I
smell
her
perfume
and
wonder
why
not
I
hear
her
voice
and
wonder
why
I
talk
to
her
and
wonder
why
not
I
touch
her
skin
and
wonder
why
I
wonder
why
I'm
no
better
or
worse
I'm
not
athletic
nor
smart
I'm
ordinary
while
she
is
extra-ordinary
I
wonder
why
I
wonder
why
not
I
treat
her
well
I
act
like
a
gentleman
I
bring
her
flowers
I
wonder
why
not
Why
is
she
with
me?
Why
not