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hedidnotknowwherehewas。presumablyhewasintheministryoflove,buttherewasnowayofmakingcertain。hewasinahigh-ceilingedwindowlesscellwithwallsofglitteringwhiteporcelain。concealedlampsfloodeditwithcoldlight,andtherewasalow,steadyhummingsoundwhichhesupposedhadsomethingtodowiththeairsupply。abench,orshelf,justwideenoughtositonranroundthewall,brokenonlybythedoorand,attheendoppositethedoor,alavatorypanwithnowoodenseat。therewerefourtelescreens,oneineachwall。
therewasadullachinginhisbelly。ithadbeenthereeversincetheyhadbundledhimintotheclosedvananddrivenhimaway。buthewasalsohungry,withagnawing,unwholesomekindofhunger。itmightbetwenty-fourhourssincehehadeaten,itmightbethirty-six。hestilldidnotknow,probablyneverwouldknow,whetherithadbeenmorningoreveningwhentheyarrestedhim。sincehewasarrestedhehadnotbeenfed。hesatasstillashecouldonthenarrowbench,withhishandscrossedonhisknee。hehadalreadylearnedtositstill。ifyoumadeunexpectedmovementstheyyelledatyoufromthetelescreen。butthecravingforfoodwasgrowinguponhim。whathelongedforaboveallwasapieceofbread。hehadanideathattherewereafewbreadcrumbsinthepocketofhisoveralls。itwasevenpossible—hethoughtthisbecausefromtimetotimesomethingseemedtoticklehisleg—thattheremightbeasizeablebitofcrustthere。intheendthetemptationtofindoutovercamehisfear;heslippedahandintohispocket。