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1、“WhenIwalkedoutoftheprisoncelltowardsthedoorleadingtofreedom,1havemadeitclearhisownpainandresentmentifnotabletostaybehind,soinfactIstillinprison.Thisisawell-knownquotefromNelsonMandela,whichisnow,broadcastingintheloudspeakerfromthewarden.Hewantsallthepeoplewhowillwalkoutofthisgatecanbefullofmercyand

2、redemption.Nevertheless,thefactoftenturnsouttodeviatefromtheexpectation.Itsallphooey!Damnit!Onlyfoolbelievesinthosethings!”Stephensays,thenhestridesoutofthegatewithhisworn-outclothesandthescaronhisface.Heis50yearsoldnow,aftertwodecadeskeptinasmall,darkandmoistcellbecauseofaninjustice.Twentyyearsago,

3、duringhisbraveactiontosavealittlegirlindanger,hekilledtherobberbyaccident.Butlawwasn,tonhisside,butontheevis.Hewassentencedtothehell,whichtotallychangedhim.Heusedtobeacourteous,warm-heartedyoungman,butnowhehatesthisunfairworld.Hechoosestobeabruteandrudemanandkeepshimselffarawayfromthecrowds,especial

4、lyjinxedchildren.Whenhecomesbacktohishometown,aremoteandnoisysmallcity,heishatedbyeveryone.Thereisalwayslotsofgossipandslanderonhim.Inpeople,seyes,heisaonehundredpercentbadman.Andtheadultsalwaystelltheirkidstokeepfarawayhim.However,thekidsarenaughtyandcurious.Ononehand,theyarescaredofhim,butontheoth

5、erhand,theyjustwanttomakeamonkeyofthisoldman.Sometimes,theythrowrubbishinfrontofhisdoor,andsometimes,theymaycatchabeeoranyotherinsectstofrightenhim.Finally,Stephencannotbearthediscriminationandjokesanymore,hemoveshishousetoanotherdistrict.Heonlyhasonefamily,onefriend-Dante,hisdog.OnlyDantecanlistent

6、ohimandaccompanywithhim.Buthestilllivesapoorlife.Forthecriminalrecordinhisfile,Stephenwasrejectedbytheemployeesoverandoveragain.It,sagloomy,cloudyday.Stephenwalksaroundthetown.FromallaroundtheJingleBellrings.Passengersrushfasttotheirhouseswiththeneonsignflashedonandoff.Hehasnoideawherehecangetajobto

7、livealife,afterallhestillneedstofeedDante,whichiswithhimforalmostyearsinhislife.Doyouhearthat.theclubattheHughStreetcornerislookingforwardclown,sactorasthesymboloftheclub.Highpaybutthereisastrictrulethattheoneshouldkeepthemake-upuntilhegoesbacktohisownhome?*Apassengertoldhiswifebesideshim.Whatanunre

8、asonablerule!Nobodywantstogo.Hiswifeanswered.Whoknows.Stephen,seyesburstintosparklinglikehefinallygraspsatstraws.Hecomesbacktohisapartmentasfastashecanandfindsansuitofoldcrownoutfitscavengedfromotherpeople,sgarbage.Heputsonthecostumeandmake-upcarefully.Throughouttheprimphemaintainedadignifiedsilence

9、.Outofexpectation,theoldStephenbeatsalltheothercompetitorsandgetthejob.FromthenonStephenmakesupatdawnandgoestotheclub.Afterall-dayPerformance,heleaveswiththemoonlightEverybodyinthetownloveshim.Stephenisareallyfunnyguy.Hecanplaybeautifulsongsanddancehilariously.Ateveryfestival,heisalwayshandingoutcan

10、diestochildrenontimeinfrontoftheclubdoorandtouchingkids,rosycheeks.1.oveisalwayswithcuriosity.Whoheis,wherehelivesandhowhelookslike?Thesequestionspreyonaudience,smindespeciallyalittlegirlcalledDannie.Shehassparkleandblackeyeswithlongbrowncurlyhair.Shelookslikeanangel.Everyweekendsheispresentattheclu

11、binordertowatchStephen,sshow.Aftertheshow,sheisusedtohelpinghimtocleanthestagebehindherparents.ButStephennevertalkstoher.Onenight,Stephenputsonthecostumeasusualandwalksintotheclub.Hestartshisperformanceasahappyclown.Hefeelsatpeacelookingattheaudiencesjoyfuleyes.Heiskindofterrifiedbythisfeeling.After

12、hisperformance,hegoesbackstagetodothefollow-upwork.Withinhisexpectation-maybewithsomeexpectations-heseesDanniewalkingin.ttCouldyoupleaseshowmethelittlemagicagain?Ireallylikeit.Sheventures.SuddenlyStephendoesn,tknowwhattodoandhowtorespondtoher.Hefeelsawarmblushrisetohischeeks.“O-Okay”,hewantstogiveth

13、epositiveansweratthemoment.Buthereupon,hesmellssomething,likeburning.44Stayhere,llgoouttoseewhathappened.,Hewalkedoutquickly,withDannie,ssweetvoicebehind一“Comebacksoon,please.Ireallywanttoseethemagic!,Hewalksout.Thewholeclubisinamess.Peoplearescreaming,runningout-totallyamess.t4Whathappened!,someone

14、screamed.44Theysaidit,sthecandlehadsetthecurtainsonfire!Justrun!”someoneanswered.Stephenfrozewithterrorasheseestheblaze.Panicseizeshim.Thenhislegsstartsmovingwithouthiscommand.Heisrunningoutwiththeterrifiedcrowd.“Idon,twanttodie.Ican,tdie.Danteiswaitingformeathome.Ican,tdie.moutofprisonnow.Idontwant

15、todie!hesaystohimselfasheruns.“ShesaidshewillwaitmethereuntilIcomeback,“anothervoicearisesinhismind,tsheisstillthere.,Hehalts“Sheisstillthere,waitingforme.Hehesitates.t4ButIdontwanttodie.,Hehaltsatthegate.Helooksoutandfeelsthesafetyoutside.Nextsecondhislegsstartsmovingbacktotheblazinginfernobeforehi

16、sthought.“Whattheheckyouaredoing!Youmightdie!Justanaughtygirl.It,snotworthytoriskyourownStephentosseshisheadtothrowthevoiceoutofhismind.Hedidn,tstophispace.SeeingDannieisstillthere,safeandsound,Stephenheavesasighofrelief.“Wh-wherehaveyoubeen?Fire一fireeverywhere.msoscared.Danniesobs.Stephenfeelsblushedagain,buthedoesnthavetosayanythingthistime一thereisnotimetosayanything.Thefireisspreadingver