Blood is a Stranger (2012)
Blood is a Stranger
“He was accompanied by four armed soldiers on the three-hour journey, first by helicopter to a clearing north-east of the island and then by motor boat down the muddy Wayupa River to the prison landing site.
Cardinal could see a barbed-wire fence around the buildings, which needed repair. The small contingent was forced to wait in the tall alang grass outside the main gate while one of the rifle-toting sentries climbed listlessly from a tower. Cardinal leant against the gate and it seemed to giv...e a little under his weight. He thought that one hard shove could bring the whole Jerry-built construction tumbling down.
Cardinal was marched alone to the commandant’s offices in a cabin of split logs, and was left in a spartan room. He could see the soldiers leaving the prison grounds as the commandant appeared. He looked as if he had been the victim of napalm. His facial skin had purple splotches and was stretched across his flat cheekbones like a hideous mask. His tall, lean frame was bent as he shuffled past Cardinal to a cluttered desk.MoreLess
Cardinal could see a barbed-wire fence around the buildings, which needed repair. The small contingent was forced to wait in the tall alang grass outside the main gate while one of the rifle-toting sentries climbed listlessly from a tower. Cardinal leant against the gate and it seemed to giv...e a little under his weight. He thought that one hard shove could bring the whole Jerry-built construction tumbling down.
Cardinal was marched alone to the commandant’s offices in a cabin of split logs, and was left in a spartan room. He could see the soldiers leaving the prison grounds as the commandant appeared. He looked as if he had been the victim of napalm. His facial skin had purple splotches and was stretched across his flat cheekbones like a hideous mask. His tall, lean frame was bent as he shuffled past Cardinal to a cluttered desk.MoreLess
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