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of；　just　like　the　one　on　the　block　to　which　it　was　an　adjunct。　It　was　cold　enough　in　there　to　see　your　breath　during　the　winter；　and　stifling　in　the　summer。　At　the　execution　of　Elmer　Manfred　…　in　July　or　August　of　'30；　that　one　was；　I　believe…we　had　nine　witnesses　pass　out。

On　the　left　side　of　the　storage　shed　…　again　…　there　was　life。　Tools　（all　locked　down　in　frames　criss…crossed　with　chains；　as　if　they　were　carbine　rifles　instead　of　spades　and　pickaxes）；　dry　goods；　sacks　of　seeds　for　spring　planting　in　the　prison　gardens；　boxes　of　toilet　paper；　pallets　cross…loaded　with　blanks　for　the　prison　plate…shop。。。　even　bags　of　lime　for　marking　out　the　baseball　diamond　and　the　football　gridiron　…　the　cons　played　in　what　was　known　as　The　Pasture；　and　fall　afternoons　were　greatly　looked　forward　to　at　Cold　Mountain。

On　the　right　…　once　again　…　death。　Old　Sparky　his　ownself；　sitting　up　on　a　plank　platform　at　the　southeast　corner　of　the　store　room；　stout　oak　legs；　broad　oak　arms　that　had　absorbed　the　terrorized　sweat　of　scores　of　men　in　the　last　few　minutes　of　their　lives；　and　the　metal　cap；　usually　hung　jauntily　on　the　back　of　the　chair；　like　some　robot　kid's　beanie　in　a　Buck　Rogers　ic…strip。　A　cord　ran　from　it　and　through　a　gasket…circled　hole　in　the　cinderblock　wall　behind　the　chair。　Off　to　one　side　was　a　galvanized　tin　bucket。　If　you　looked　inside　it；　you　would　see　a　circle　of　sponge；　cut　just　right　to　fit　the　metal　cap。　Before　executions；　it　was　soaked　in　brine　to　better　conduct　the　charge　of　direct…current　electricity　that　ran　through　the　wire；　through　the　sponge；　and　into　the　condemned　man's　brain。

2。

1932　was　the　year　of　John　Coffey。　The　details　would　be　in　the　papers；　still　there　for　anyone　who　cared　enough　to　look　them　out　…　someone　with　more　e