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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。