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simply gave them the name of the

town where the prison was located.

When they asked what Dan did, John

answered that Dan worked in finance.

After church, Dan went home with

John’s family and ate dinner. Then

he sat in the big easy chair and read

stories to the children. He seemed to

enjoy that most of all.

When John took Dan back to the

prison, they drove along silently. But

when they arrived, John took Dan by

the shoulder and looked into his eyes

as he spoke. “Dan, there’s a big

world out there, with lots of good

people. You have a good twenty

years or more of your life to work.