A Bad Man (2010)
“the guard asked.
“I’ve been sick in my cell, and I never got an assignment. I was told that I had to see a guard.”
“Plubo. You have to see Plubo.”
“Yes. Him.”
“Where’s your pass? You can’t get through here without a pass.”
“Where do I get a pass?”
“The Fink makes out the passes in this wing. Or the warden if he’s around.”
“Where do I find the Fink?”
“Through that door.” He pointed down a long corridor.
Feldman began to walk toward it.
“Wait a minute, you.”
“What is it?”
“You’ll need a permissio...n slip to get a pass from the Fink. The Fink is only a trusty. He can’t write one up on his own authority.”
“Where do I get a permission slip?”
“From a guard.”
Feldman waited.
“Oh, I can’t give you one if that’s what you think. You get permission slips from pencil men. There have to be rules,” he said.
“Where do I find a pencil man?”
“Return to your cell. Don’t you know anything? The pencil man is the counter.”
Oh, he thought.MoreLess
“I’ve been sick in my cell, and I never got an assignment. I was told that I had to see a guard.”
“Plubo. You have to see Plubo.”
“Yes. Him.”
“Where’s your pass? You can’t get through here without a pass.”
“Where do I get a pass?”
“The Fink makes out the passes in this wing. Or the warden if he’s around.”
“Where do I find the Fink?”
“Through that door.” He pointed down a long corridor.
Feldman began to walk toward it.
“Wait a minute, you.”
“What is it?”
“You’ll need a permissio...n slip to get a pass from the Fink. The Fink is only a trusty. He can’t write one up on his own authority.”
“Where do I get a permission slip?”
“From a guard.”
Feldman waited.
“Oh, I can’t give you one if that’s what you think. You get permission slips from pencil men. There have to be rules,” he said.
“Where do I find a pencil man?”
“Return to your cell. Don’t you know anything? The pencil man is the counter.”
Oh, he thought.MoreLess
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