[That's the cue to keep scratching it out with even greater intensity; even after after all their captors have done to wear them down, there's nothing that motivates a man like knowing that his freedom - and life - depends on something.
The crack started small, almost hairline, but it's widening visibly. Not much longer, he thinks, and then -]
How many dozen more will that leave us, I wonder?
[He's joking, of course. He'll tackle a thousand of these things if that's what it takes. Bad humor is a coping mechanism.]
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The crack started small, almost hairline, but it's widening visibly. Not much longer, he thinks, and then -]
How many dozen more will that leave us, I wonder?
[He's joking, of course. He'll tackle a thousand of these things if that's what it takes. Bad humor is a coping mechanism.]