Escape
By J.M. Snyder
Published by JMS Books LLC at Smashwords
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Shorts and Other Worlds Than These by J.M. Snyder.
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Copyright 2010 J.M. Snyder
ISBN 978-1-93575-305-6
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NOTE: “Escape” originally appeared online at Ruthie’s Club.
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Escape
By J.M. Snyder
The last thing Trace remembered clearly was standing with the other inmates in line for breakfast. Then the transport lurched, throwing the men into each other. As they elbowed and shouldered themselves back into formation, the alarms went off. Steel bars slid down over portals that showed nothing but deep space. More bars locked over the doorways. Trace’s heart pounded in his chest as he watched the exits being sealed off so effectively. Around him, the other prisoners stared wide-eyed at the doors and portals, thoughts of escape shining like sweat upon their faces.