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“smith！”yelledavoicefromthetelescreen。***“6079smithw。！handsoutofpocketsinthecells！”

hesatstillagain，hishandscrossedonhisknee。beforebeingbroughtherehehadbeentakentoanotherplacewhichmusthavebeenanordinaryprisonoratemporarylock-upusedbythepatrols。hedidnotknowhowlonghehadbeenthere；somehoursatanyrate；withnoclocksandnodaylightitwashardtogaugethetime。itwasanoisy，evil-smellingplace。theyhadputhimintoacellsimilartotheonehewasnowin，butfilthilydirtyandatalltimescrowdedbytenorfifteenpeople。themajorityofthemwerecommoncriminals，buttherewereafewpoliticalprisonersamongthem。hehadsatsilentagainstthewall，jostledbydirtybodies，toopreoccupiedbyfearandthepaininhisbellytotakemuchinterestinhissurroundings，butstillnoticingtheastonishingdifferenceindemeanourbetweenthepartyprisonersandtheothers。thepartyprisonerswerealwayssilentandterrified，buttheordinarycriminalsseemedtocarenothingforanybody。theyyelledinsultsattheguards，foughtbackfiercelywhentheirbelongingswereimpounded，wroteobscenewordsonthefloor，atesmuggledfoodwhichtheyproducedfrommysterioushiding-placesintheirclothes，andevenshouteddownthetelescreenwhenittriedtorestoreorder。ontheotherhandsomeofthemseemedtobeongoodtermswiththeguards，calledthembynicknames，andtriedtowheedlecigarettesthroughthespyholeinthedoor。theguards，too，treatedthecommoncriminalswithacertainforbearance，evenwhentheyhadtohandlethemroughly。therewasmuchtalkabouttheforced-labourcampstowhichmostoftheprisonersexpectedtobesent。itwas“allright”inthecamps，hegathered，solongasyouhadgoodcontactsandknewtheropes。therewasbribery，favouritism，andracketeeringofeverykind，therewashomosexualityandprostitution，therewasevenillicitalcoholdistilledfrompotatoes。thepositionsoftrustweregivenonlytothecommoncriminals，especiallythegangstersandthemurderers，whoformedasortofaristocracy。allthedirtyjobsweredonebythepoliticals。