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魏京生
2026-02-24 02:41:55
"Therulesaretherules,inmate,"hedeclared,hisvoicealowrumblethatvibratedintheair."Andtherulesstateathoroughbodysearchisrequired.Noexceptions."
Iswallowed,thedrylumpinmythroatatestamenttotheanxietycoilinginmygut."Warden,"Ibegan,myvoicebarelyawhisper,"Iunderstandtheneedforsecurity.Ido.Butthis…thisfeelslikeaviolation."
Hescoffed,asounddevoidofhumororempathy."Violation?It'saprocedure.Anecessaryonetoensurethesafetyofthisinstitutionandeveryonewithinit."Hegesturedvaguelytowardstheceiling,asiftheverystructureoftheprisonechoedhissentiment."Wecannothavecontraband,wecannothaveescapetools,wecannothaveanythingthatjeopardizesorder."