Dominion_NN1 Daniel_NP1 Ruppert_NP1 left_VVD the_AT steel-reinforced_JJ black_JJ dome_NN1 of_IO the_AT GlobeNet_NN1 ,_, Los_NP1 Angeles_NP1 studio_NN1 and_CC drove_VVD into_II the_AT war-torn_JJ concrete_JJ hell_NN1 of_IO south_ND1 L.A._NP1 The_AT roads_NN2 deteriorated_VVD beneath_II him_PPHO1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 traveled_VVD deeper_RRR into_II the_AT Economic_JJ Reclamation_NN1 Zone_NN1 ,_, where_CS the_AT Western_JJ Resources_NN2 and_CC Energy_NN1 Committee_NN1 now_RT permitted_VVD up_RG21 to_RG22 four_MC hours_NNT2 of_IO electricity_NN1 a_AT1 day_NNT1 and_CC as_RG much_DA1 as_CSA two_MC gallons_NNU2 of_IO water_NN1 per_II household_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 bid_NN1 to_TO stave_VVI off_RP riots_NN2 as_II the_AT National_JJ Guard_NN1 effected_VVD its_APPGE latest_JJT withdrawal_NN1 ._. 
Another_DD1 intervention_NN1 would_VM likely_RR follow_VVI within_II the_AT month_NNT1 ._. 
Ruppert_NN1 would_VM report_VVI on_II it_PPH1 ominously_RR ,_, while_CS framed_VVN by_II footage_NN1 captured_VVN by_II the_AT triangular_JJ GlobeNet_NN1 spycams_VVZ that_CST glided_VVD like_II tight_JJ swarms_NN2 of_IO black_JJ vultures_NN2 over_II newsworthy_JJ sites_NN2 ._. 
On_II this_DD1 evening_NNT1 's_GE newscast_NN1 ,_, Ruppert_NP1 had_VHD described_VVN the_AT new_JJ measures_NN2 as_II a_AT1 "_" bold_JJ initiative_NN1 to_TO increase_VVI prosperity_NN1 and_CC opportunity_NN1 for_IF the_AT citizens_NN2 of_IO Southern_JJ Los_NP1 Angeles_NP1 ._. "_" 
Privately_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 'd_VHD wondered_VVN whether_CSW "_" increase_NN1 "_" was_VBDZ the_AT proper_JJ word_NN1 ,_, since_CS it_PPH1 implied_VVD that_CST those_DD2 things_NN2 existed_VVD in_II the_AT first_MD place_NN1 ._. 
The_AT word_NN1 ,_, like_II the_AT overall_JJ positive_JJ tone_NN1 of_IO the_AT story_NN1 ,_, had_VHD been_VBN chosen_VVN by_II network_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 mere_JJ reporter_NN1 had_VHD no_AT place_NN1 suggesting_VVG revisions_NN2 ._. 
Ruppert_NN1 was_VBDZ just_RR a_AT1 face-man_NN1 ,_, someone_PN1 who_PNQS could_VM look_VVI trustworthy_JJ and_CC reassuring_VVG regardless_RR of_IO what_DDQ he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, or_CC how_RGQ much_DA1 he_PPHS1 lied_VVD ._. 
His_APPGE new_JJ 2035_MC Ford_NP1 Bluehawk_NP1 stuck_VVD out_RP like_II a_AT1 golden_JJ thumb_NN1 as_CSA it_PPH1 raced_VVD low_JJ and_CC sleek_JJ along_II the_AT shattered_JJ 405_MC ,_, picking_VVG up_RP speed_NN1 each_DD1 time_NNT1 he_PPHS1 darted_VVD under_II a_AT1 wrecked_JJ overpass_NN1 bridge_NN1 ._. 
Scavengers_NN2 sometimes_RT lurked_VVD in_II the_AT shadows_NN2 beneath_II bridges_NN2 ,_, waiting_VVG to_TO snare_VVI a_AT1 promising_JJ target_NN1 using_VVG a_AT1 homemade_JJ explosive_NN1 tucked_VVN into_II a_AT1 roadway_NN1 fissure_NN1 ,_, or_CC maybe_RR an_AT1 old-fashioned_JJ burst_NN1 of_IO machine_NN1 gun_NN1 fire_NN1 ._. 
At_RR21 least_RR22 ,_, this_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT kind_NN1 of_IO thing_NN1 Ruppert_NN1 reported_VVN for_IF the_AT local_JJ news_NN1 ._. 
The_AT boundary_NN1 between_II the_AT true_JJ world_NN1 and_CC the_AT one_PN1 manufactured_VVN for_IF the_AT audience_NN1 was_VBDZ slippery_JJ and_CC porous_JJ ,_, even_RR for_IF him_PPHO1 ,_, especially_RR since_CS he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI when_RRQ he_PPHS1 told_VVD the_AT truth_NN1 and_CC when_RRQ he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ all_DB just_JJ script_NN1 ._. 
Garbage_NN1 and_CC earthquake_NN1 rubble_NN1 buried_VVN most_DAT of_IO the_AT ramps_NN2 on_II this_DD1 stretch_NN1 of_IO interstate_JJ ._. 
Up_II the_AT ramps_NN2 ,_, behind_II the_AT rusty_JJ barbs_NN2 and_CC chain_NN1 link_NN1 running_VVG alongside_II the_AT highway_NN1 ,_, most_DAT of_IO the_AT old_JJ concrete_JJ buildings_NN2 stood_VVD lightless_JJ except_II21 for_II22 the_AT occasional_JJ red_JJ glare_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 open_JJ fire_NN1 in_II a_AT1 window_NN1 hole_NN1 ._. 
The_AT four_MC hours_NNT2 of_IO electricity_NN1 was_VBDZ probably_RR an_AT1 exaggeration_NN1 ._. 
More_RGR likely_JJ ,_, the_AT Western_JJ Resource_NN1 and_CC Energy_NN1 Committee_NN1 provided_VVD one_MC1 hour_NNT1 ,_, or_CC no_AT hours_NNT2 at_II all_DB --_JJ most_RGT likely_JJ ,_, they_PPHS2 had_VHD simply_RR issued_VVN the_AT announcement_NN1 to_TO assure_VVI security-enclave_JJ residents_NN2 in_II Beverly_NP1 Hills_NNL2 and_CC Orange_JJ County_NN1 that_CST something_PN1 was_VBDZ being_VBG done_VDN for_IF the_AT benighted_JJ masses_NN2 of_IO the_AT south_ND1 ._. 
In_II three_MC or_CC four_MC weeks_NNT2 ,_, he_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI reading_VVG a_AT1 new_JJ statement_NN1 for_IF the_AT cameras_NN2 --_NN1 that_CST the_AT residents_NN2 of_IO South_ND1 L.A._NP1 had_VHD sabotaged_VVN the_AT transformers_NN2 and_CC power_NN1 lines_NN2 ,_, or_CC had_VHD used_VVN the_AT new_JJ electricity_NN1 to_II fuel_NN1 insurgent_NN1 activity_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT power_NN1 needed_VVD to_TO be_VBI cut_VVN once_RR21 again_RR22 ._. 
Over_II iced_JJ drinks_NN2 on_II manicured_JJ golf_NN1 courses_NN2 ,_, where_CS groves_NN2 of_IO trees_NN2 concealed_VVD the_AT electrified_JJ razor-wired_JJ fences_NN2 ,_, Ruppert_NP1 's_GE colleagues_NN2 would_VM shake_VVI their_APPGE heads_NN2 and_CC comment_VVI on_II how_RRQ you_PPY just_RR could_VM n't_XX help_VVI those_DD2 people_NN ._. 
To_TO support_VVI the_AT story_NN1 ,_, the_AT National_JJ Guard_NN1 would_VM be_VBI sent_VVN in_RP for_IF another_DD1 round_NN1 of_IO occupation_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 few_DA2 hundred_NNO adolescents_NN2 and_CC young_JJ men_NN2 would_VM be_VBI swept_VVN up_RP and_CC shoved_VVN into_II the_AT overcrowded_JJ Emergency_NN1 Penitentiaries_NN2 ,_, and_CC the_AT well-heeled_JJ portion_NN1 of_IO the_AT public_NN1 would_VM go_VVI on_RP with_IW their_APPGE lives_NN2 ,_, satisfied_VVD that_CST what_DDQ could_VM be_VBI done_VDN ,_, had_VHD been_VBN done_VDN ._. 
Ruppert_NN1 should_VM never_RR have_VHI pointed_VVN his_APPGE car_NN1 south_ND1 ._. 
His_APPGE home_NN1 was_VBDZ north_ND1 ,_, in_II Bel_NP1 Aire_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 three-story_JJ house_NN1 in_II a_AT1 high-walled_NN1 ,_, high-security_JJ suburban_JJ cell_NN1 ,_, where_CS the_AT houses_NN2 all_DB faced_VVD a_AT1 "_" village_NN1 green_NN1 "_" in_II the_AT center_NN1 ,_, complete_JJ with_IW a_AT1 swing_NN1 set_VVD none_PN of_IO the_AT obese_JJ neighborhood_NN1 children_NN2 bothered_VVD to_TO touch_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX belong_VVI down_RP here_RL ._. 
Traveling_VVG into_II the_AT southern_JJ zone_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX illegal_JJ ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, but_CCB highly_RR suspicious_JJ ._. 
Suspicion_NP1 mattered_VVD more_DAR than_CSN the_AT law_NN1 ._. 
Suspicion_NN1 was_VBDZ enough_DD to_TO send_VVI you_PPY to_II an_AT1 Emergency_NN1 Penitentiary_NN1 ,_, though_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ more_RGR likely_JJ that_CST Ruppert_NP1 ,_, with_IW his_APPGE job_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE background_NN1 ,_, would_VM be_VBI submerged_VVN into_II the_AT nightmare_NN1 realm_NN1 of_IO the_AT state_NN1 's_GE psychiatric_JJ prisons_NN2 ._. 
Or_CC just_RR killed_VVN --_JJ one_PN1 could_VM always_RR hope_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 reached_VVD his_APPGE exit_NN1 ,_, passed_VVN through_II a_AT1 lightless_JJ warren_NN1 of_IO dilapidated_JJ office_NN1 parks_NN2 ,_, and_CC trundled_VVD up_II21 to_II22 the_AT gate_NN1 at_II the_AT STORE-SAFE_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 waved_VVD his_APPGE access_NN1 card_NN1 and_CC the_AT gate_NN1 squealed_VVD as_CSA it_PPH1 rolled_VVD aside_RL ._. 
The_AT blue-braided_NN1 ,_, multi-pierced_JJ girl_NN1 who_PNQS accepted_VVD his_APPGE cash_NN1 at_II the_AT front_JJ booth_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX seem_VVI to_TO recognize_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, either_DD1 --_NN1 obviously_RR ,_, not_XX a_AT1 big_JJ consumer_NN1 of_IO local_JJ news_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE appearance_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 remnant_NN1 of_IO older_JJR ,_, more_RGR freewheeling_JJ California_NP1 ._. 
Had_VHD she_PPHS1 been_VBN anyone_PN1 of_IO importance_NN1 ,_, the_AT way_NN1 she_PPHS1 looked_VVD would_VM be_VBI sufficient_JJ to_TO convict_VVI her_PPHO1 of_IO dissidence_NN1 ._. 
The_AT truly_RR poor_JJ and_CC powerless_JJ were_VBDR unofficially_RR indulged_VVN a_AT1 certain_JJ ,_, limited_JJ freedom_NN1 in_II minor_JJ consumer_NN1 matters_NN2 ,_, either_RR because_CS they_PPHS2 influenced_VVD no_PN121 one_PN122 or_CC ,_, as_CSA Ruppert_NP1 suspected_VVD ,_, because_CS it_PPH1 helped_VVD keep_VVI the_AT upper_JJ classes_NN2 properly_RR frightened_VVN in_II their_APPGE enclaves_NN2 ._. 
Talk-show_JJ hosts_NN2 and_CC pundits_NN2 needed_VVD somebody_PN1 to_TO attack_VVI and_CC hold_VVI up_RP as_CSA examples_NN2 of_IO immorality_NN1 ._. 
People_NN with_IW much_DA1 darker_JJR skin_NN1 than_CSN Ruppert_NP1 was_VBDZ accustomed_VVN to_II seeing_VVG crowded_VVD the_AT cafe_NN1 ,_, the_AT sort_NN1 of_IO people_NN men_NN2 at_II his_APPGE church_NN1 would_VM refer_VVI to_II as_CSA having_VHG "_" suspicious_JJ blood_NN1 ._. "_" 
They_PPHS2 clustered_VVD together_RL around_II shared_JJ screens_NN2 ,_, drinking_VVG and_CC smoking_NN1 ,_, pausing_VVG to_TO glare_VVI at_II Ruppert_NP1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 passed_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VHD tried_VVN to_TO dress_VVI down_RP for_IF the_AT occasion_NN1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT designer_NN1 jeans_NN2 and_CC the_AT blue_JJ Oxford_NP1 shirt_NN1 ,_, however_RGQV rumpled_JJ and_CC untucked_JJ ,_, might_VM as_RR21 well_RR22 have_VHI been_VBN a_AT1 royal_JJ silk_NN1 robe_NN1 in_II a_AT1 place_NN1 where_RRQ many_DA2 dressed_VVN in_II scraps_NN2 of_IO mismatched_JJ cloth_NN1 crudely_RR stitched_VVN together_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 sat_VVD down_RP in_II his_APPGE rented_JJ video_NN1 booth_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ had_VHD flimsy_JJ blinder_JJR walls_NN2 on_II either_DD1 side_NN1 of_IO the_AT screen_NN1 but_CCB nothing_PN1 behind_II him_PPHO1 --_JJ any_DD of_IO the_AT customers_NN2 wandering_VVG by_II could_VM see_VVI what_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ doing_VDG ._. 
Ruppert_NP1 used_VVD a_AT1 coffee_NN1 napkin_NN1 to_TO wipe_VVI some_DD of_IO the_AT unidentifiable_JJ crust_NN1 off_II his_APPGE screen_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ only_RR twelve_MC inches_NNU2 high_JJ and_CC jammed_VVN with_IW corporate_JJ logos_NN2 jockeying_VVG for_IF his_APPGE attention_NN1 ,_, seeking_VVG to_TO lure_VVI him_PPHO1 onto_II their_APPGE retail_JJ sites_NN2 ._. 
"_" Manual_JJ dialer_NN1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
A_AT1 classic_JJ QWERTY_JJ keyboard_NN1 appeared_VVD as_II a_AT1 two-dimensional_JJ projection_NN1 on_II the_AT narrow_JJ shelf_NN1 in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 the_AT screen_NN1 ,_, while_CS a_AT1 blank_JJ window_NN1 opened_VVD on_II the_AT screen_NN1 itself_PPX1 ._. 
Ruppert_NP1 removed_VVD the_AT plastic_NN1 card_NN1 from_II his_APPGE wallet_NN1 and_CC typed_VVD out_RP the_AT long_JJ string_NN1 of_IO numbers_NN2 and_CC letters_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 took_VVD a_AT1 breath_NN1 ._. 
All_DB of_IO this_DD1 --_NN1 the_AT shoddy_JJ cafe_NN1 ,_, the_AT manual_NN1 dialing_VVG --_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 sham_NN1 ,_, intended_VVD to_TO prevent_VVI Terror_NN1 from_II monitoring_VVG a_AT1 call_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ fairly_RR certain_JJ they_PPHS2 were_VBDR waiting_VVG to_TO monitor_VVI ._. 
The_AT sham_NN1 was_VBDZ aimed_VVN at_II Sully_VV0 's_VBZ "_" close_JJ friend_NN1 "_" who_PNQS would_VM answer_VVI the_AT call_NN1 ._. 
Ruppert_NN1 was_VBDZ already_RR lying_VVG to_II that_DD1 person_NN1 before_II ever_RR speaking_VVG to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 touched_VVD the_AT ENTER_VV0 button_NN1 ._. 
The_AT word_NN1 "_" CONNECTING_VVG ..._... "_" appeared_VVD inside_II the_AT blank_JJ window_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 second_NNT1 ,_, smaller_JJR window_NN1 opened_VVD inside_RL it_PPH1 ,_, displaying_VVG the_AT same_DA text_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT a_AT1 third_MD window_NN1 opened_VVD ,_, nested_VVN inside_II the_AT other_JJ two_MC ._. 
After_CS a_AT1 painfully_RR long_RR wait_VV0 ,_, text_NN1 appeared_VVD in_II the_AT smallest_JJT window_NN1 :_: WHO_NP1 IS_VBZ THIS_DD1 ?_? 
Ruppert_NP1 thought_VVD it_PPH1 over_RP ._. 
How_RRQ would_VM he_PPHS1 identify_VVI himself_PPX1 if_CS he_PPHS1 were_VBDR trying_VVG to_TO be_VBI discreet_JJ ?_? 
D_NP1 RUPP_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 typed_VVD ._. 
After_CS a_AT1 few_DA2 seconds_NNT2 ,_, the_AT reply_NN1 came_VVD :_: SUNDAY_NP1 NITE_NP1 ._. 
NIXON_NP1 STADIUM_NN1 ,_, 472_MC ._. 
This_DD1 had_VHD to_TO refer_VVI to_II the_AT early_JJ preseason_NN1 game_NN1 of_IO the_AT Los_NP1 Angeles_NP1 Archangels_NP2 ._. 
The_AT number_NN1 referred_VVN to_II seats_NN2 in_II the_AT southeast_ND1 nosebleed_NN1 section_NN1 ._. 
OK_RR ,_, Ruppert_NP1 answered_VVD ._. 
The_AT windows_NN2 closed_VVN in_II reverse_JJ order_NN1 ,_, leaving_VVG him_PPHO1 to_TO face_VVI the_AT page_NN1 of_IO ads_NN2 ._. 
The_AT conversation_NN1 he_PPHS1 'd_VHD been_VBN putting_VVG off_RP for_IF two_MC months_NNT2 had_VHD lasted_VVN less_RRR than_CSN a_AT1 minute_NNT1 ,_, but_CCB left_VVD him_PPHO1 with_IW a_AT1 new_JJ set_NN1 of_IO problems_NN2 ._. 
How_RRQ would_VM he_PPHS1 explain_VVI his_APPGE night_NNT1 out_RP to_II Madeline_NP1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 could_VM hardly_RR invite_VVI her_PPHO1 to_TO come_VVI with_IW him_PPHO1 ._. 
What_DDQ if_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ arrested_VVN by_II authorities_NN2 while_CS meeting_VVG with_IW a_AT1 dissident_NN1 ?_? 
Would_VM Terror_NN1 step_VV0 in_RP and_CC protect_VV0 him_PPHO1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX even_RR know_VVI the_AT name_NN1 of_IO the_AT Captain_NN1 who_PNQS 'd_VHD given_VVN him_PPHO1 this_DD1 assignment_NN1 ._. 
At_RR21 least_RR22 he_PPHS1 had_VHD George_NP1 Baldwin_NP1 from_II work_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 should_VM report_VVI his_APPGE plans_NN2 to_TO meet_VVI Sully_VV0 's_VBZ friend_NN1 to_II Baldwin_NP1 ,_, keep_VV0 the_AT Terror_NN1 man_NN1 updated_VVN on_II what_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ doing_VDG ,_, but_CCB part_NN1 of_IO him_PPHO1 resisted_VVD the_AT idea_NN1 ._. 
Part_NN1 of_IO him_PPHO1 wanted_VVD to_TO operate_VVI as_RG secretly_RR as_CSA he_PPHS1 could_VM manage_VVI ,_, maybe_RR hold_VV0 open_VV0 the_AT door_NN1 to_II betraying_VVG the_AT Department_NN1 of_IO Terror_NN1 if_CS he_PPHS1 found_VVD an_AT1 opportunity_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 thought_VVD of_IO Hollis_NP1 Westerly_JJ --_NN1 the_AT man_NN1 was_VBDZ clearly_RR dangerous_JJ ,_, probably_RR insane_JJ ._. 
As_RG much_DA1 as_CSA Ruppert_NP1 had_VHD learned_VVN to_TO loathe_VVI Terror_NN1 ,_, even_RR he_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX argue_VVI with_IW taking_VVG a_AT1 man_NN1 like_II Westerly_JJ off_II the_AT streets_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 would_VM feel_VVI little_DA1 guilt_NN1 about_II turning_VVG Westerly_JJ over_RP to_II Terror_NN1 ,_, and_CC maybe_RR that_DD1 would_VM settle_VVI things_NN2 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 could_VM try_VVI to_TO resume_VVI a_AT1 normal_JJ life_NN1 afterward_RL ._. 
They_PPHS2 did_VDD not_XX return_VVI Ruppert_NN1 to_II the_AT room_NN1 where_CS he_PPHS1 'd_VHD awoken_VVN ,_, but_CCB to_II a_AT1 narrow_JJ ,_, private_JJ room_NN1 that_CST looked_VVD as_CS21 if_CS22 it_PPH1 might_VM have_VHI been_VBN converted_VVN from_II a_AT1 janitor_NN1 's_GE storeroom_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ no_AT cleaner_JJR than_CSN the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO the_AT hospital_NN1 ,_, and_CC smelled_VVD just_RR as_RG sour_JJ ,_, and_CC Ruppert_NP1 decided_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ less_RRR a_AT1 gesture_NN1 of_IO generosity_NN1 than_CSN an_AT1 attempt_NN1 to_TO prevent_VVI him_PPHO1 from_II talking_NN1 to_II other_NN1 patients_NN2 and_CC spreading_VVG any_DD of_IO the_AT classified_JJ information_NN1 he_PPHS1 knew_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VHD been_VBN placed_VVN in_II information_NN1 quarantine_NN1 ._. 
Dr._NNB Crane_NP1 did_VDD not_XX send_VVI for_IF Ruppert_NP1 the_AT next_MD day_NNT1 ,_, or_CC the_AT next_MD ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT reading_NN1 material_NN1 and_CC no_AT screen_NN1 to_TO watch_VVI ,_, so_CS he_PPHS1 resorted_VVD to_II the_AT pad_NN1 of_IO paper_NN1 Crane_NP1 had_VHD given_VVN him_PPHO1 ._. 
Instead_II21 of_II22 a_AT1 confession_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 tried_VVD to_TO draw_VVI a_AT1 cartoon_NN1 picture_NN1 of_IO Vice_NNB President_NNB Hartwell_NP1 ,_, and_CC eventually_RR he_PPHS1 wrote_VVD letters_NN2 to_II both_DB2 Lucia_NP1 and_CC to_II Madeline_NP1 ,_, wishing_VVG them_PPHO2 both_DB2 the_AT best_JJT ._. 
He_PPHS1 knew_VVD they_PPHS2 would_VM never_RR be_VBI delivered_VVN ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 felt_VVD good_JJ ._. 
After_II four_MC days_NNT2 ,_, he_PPHS1 also_RR wrote_VVD a_AT1 note_NN1 to_II Dr._NNB Crane_NP1 :_: Dr._NNB Crane_NP1 :_: You_PPY make_VV0 a_AT1 strong_JJ argument_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX believe_VVI you_PPY ._. 
Ruppert_NP1 paused_VVD ,_, not_XX sure_JJ what_DDQ else_RR to_TO add_VVI ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 wrote_VVD :_: You_PPY may_VM be_VBI right_JJ ._. 
Historically_RR ,_, you_PPY are_VBR right_JJ ._. 
But_CCB there_EX must_VM be_VBI another_DD1 way_NN1 to_TO live_VVI ._. 
And_CC should_VM n't_XX we_PPIS2 be_VBI trying_VVG to_TO figure_VVI out_RP what_DDQ that_DD1 might_VM be_VBI ?_? 
He_PPHS1 stared_VVD at_II what_DDQ he_PPHS1 'd_VHD written_VVN ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 sighed_VVD and_CC put_VV0 away_RL the_AT notepad_NN1 ._. 
Reading_NP1 and_CC writing_NN1 made_VVD him_PPHO1 dizzy_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 wondered_VVD what_DDQ drugs_NN2 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ on_RP ._. 
On_II the_AT seventh_MD night_NNT1 in_II the_AT private_JJ room_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 dreamed_VVD of_IO earthquakes_NN2 and_CC woke_VVD to_II silence_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 lay_VVD in_II complete_JJ darkness_NN1 --_NN1 even_RR the_AT annoying_JJ little_JJ lights_NN2 on_II the_AT monitoring_NN1 machines_NN2 had_VHD vanished_VVN ._. 
Voices_NN2 shouted_VVD from_II the_AT floors_NN2 below_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
Then_RT there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 long_JJ quiet_JJ ,_, maybe_RR a_AT1 few_DA2 hours_NNT2 ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD he_PPHS1 drifted_VVD in_RP and_CC out_II21 of_II22 sleep_NN1 during_II this_DD1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX be_VBI sure_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ startled_VVN by_II a_AT1 sudden_JJ eruption_NN1 of_IO gunfire_NN1 below_RL ,_, which_DDQ quieted_VVD ,_, then_RT resumed_VVD ,_, then_RT trickled_VVD down_RP to_II a_AT1 random_JJ shot_NN1 fired_VVD here_RL and_CC there_RL around_II the_AT detention_NN1 facility_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ just_RR before_II dawn_NNT1 when_RRQ the_AT door_NN1 to_II his_APPGE room_NN1 opened_VVD ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX the_AT large_JJ orderly_JJ or_CC any_DD of_IO the_AT nurses_NN2 who_PNQS occasionally_RR dropped_VVN by_RP to_TO silently_RR refill_VVI his_APPGE meds_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT two_MC young_JJ soldiers_NN2 who_PNQS 'd_VHD escorted_VVN him_PPHO1 to_TO meet_VVI Dr._NNB Crane_NP1 ,_, one_MC1 of_IO them_PPHO2 with_IW blond_JJ stubble_NN1 on_II his_APPGE scalp_NN1 ,_, one_PN1 with_IW red_JJ ._. 
The_AT hallway_NN1 behind_II them_PPHO2 lay_JJ dark_NN1 ,_, but_CCB both_RR of_IO them_PPHO2 held_VVD flashlights_NN2 ._. 
"_" Told_VVD you_PPY they_PPHS2 put_VVD him_PPHO1 in_II here_RL ,_, "_" the_AT red-haired_JJ soldier_NN1 said_VVD to_II the_AT other_JJ ._. 
"_" What_DDQ 's_VBZ happening_VVG ?_? "_" 
Ruppert_NP1 asked_VVD ._. 
"_" Fucking_JJ game_NN1 over_RP ,_, man_NN1 ,_, "_" the_AT blond_JJ soldier_NN1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Can_VM you_PPY walk_VVI ?_? "_" 
Ruppert_NP1 heaved_VVD himself_PPX1 up_II21 to_II22 a_AT1 sitting_NN1 position_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 tried_VVD to_TO put_VVI weight_NN1 on_II his_APPGE feet_NN2 ,_, then_RT shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
The_AT soldiers_NN2 left_VVD ,_, then_RT returned_VVN with_IW a_AT1 folded_JJ wheelchair_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 muttered_VVD and_CC grumbled_VVD to_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 as_CSA they_PPHS2 figured_VVD out_RP how_RRQ to_TO open_VVI it_PPH1 and_CC lock_VVI it_PPH1 into_II position_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT they_PPHS2 hefted_VVD Ruppert_NP1 into_II the_AT chair_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ able_JK to_TO turn_VVI the_AT wheels_NN2 with_IW his_APPGE own_DA hands_NN2 ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 have_VH0 to_TO take_VVI the_AT stairs_NN2 ,_, "_" the_AT red-haired_JJ soldier_NN1 told_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
"_" No_AT power_NN1 ,_, no_AT elevators_NN2 ._. 
Nothing_PN1 works_VVZ ._. "_" 
Ruppert_NP1 followed_VVD them_PPHO2 into_II the_AT stairwell_NN1 ._. 
The_AT soldiers_NN2 turned_VVD him_PPHO1 around_RP and_CC rolled_VVD him_PPHO1 backwards_RL down_II the_AT stairs_NN2 ,_, one_MC1 step_NN1 at_II a_AT1 time_NNT1 ,_, down_II five_MC landings_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 followed_VVD a_AT1 wide_JJ corridor_NN1 into_II the_AT detention_NN1 center_NN1 's_GE staff_NN cafeteria_NN1 ,_, where_CS hundreds_NNO2 of_IO people_NN had_VHD gathered_VVN ,_, prisoners_NN2 and_CC Army_NN1 guards_NN2 alike_RR ._. 
The_AT young_JJ and_CC the_AT wounded_JJ were_VBDR wrapped_VVN in_II blankets_NN2 gathered_VVN from_II the_AT hospital_NN1 rooms_NN2 and_CC guard_VV0 barracks_NN ._. 
The_AT crowd_NN1 was_VBDZ silent_JJ ,_, listening_VVG intently_RR to_II a_AT1 scratchy_JJ radio_NN1 set_VVN into_II a_AT1 wooden_JJ case_NN1 the_AT size_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 coffee_NN1 table_NN1 ._. 
