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He paused. Perhaps he had a son. He intoned their names, and then he said, I sentence you to death. The sentence shall be carried out by firing squad, at the customary time, in the execution yard of this prison, one week from today. Then Fabio asked, Why a week? as coolly and with as much detachment as a customer in a bank wanting to know why his funds had not cleared. The court president did not object to this unceremonious interruption, for the sentence was severe enough to cover any and all offenses, past, present, future, and imagined. His tone was friendly and somehow reassuring. We need a little extra time for your friend Grigi. At this, the soldiers of the 19th River Guard, now condemned, began to laugh, and the gavel struck.
He paused. Perhaps he had a son. He intoned their names, and then he said, I sentence you to death. The sentence shall be carried out by firing squad, at the customary time, in the execution yard of this prison, one week from today. Then Fabio asked, Why a week? as coolly and with as much detachment as a customer in a bank wanting to know why his funds had not cleared. The court president did not object to this unceremonious interruption, for the sentence was severe enough to cover any and all offenses, past, present, future, and imagined. His tone was friendly and somehow reassuring. We need a little extra time for your friend Grigi. At this, the soldiers of the 19th River Guard, now condemned, began to laugh, and the gavel struck.
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