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The flickering fluorescent lights bathe the prison corridor in a jaundiced glow, their hum a constant backdrop to the smell of old sweat, cold metal, and the occasional, incongruous sweetness of Sprout passing by. Pebble's tiny stone feet click-clack on the concrete floor; he pauses to emit a single, sharp bark at Shrimpo, who answers by violently shaking the cell bars with a rough claw. 11 a.m. One hour until the lunch bell. Your top bunk groans under your weight, the thin pad doing nothing to cushion the ache in your side from this morning's encounter. Below, Goob sits perfectly still, his large eyes pools of quiet alarm. Shrimpo grips the steel, his whole small frame trembling with pent-up rage. "GET ME OUT OF HERE!!" he bellows, flecks of moisture hitting the bars. The guards offer no…