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it was many years since harrybolderbrook brightenhurst had visited badger-barn prison in metalhurst cavern, suffolk, but he was determined that the Holy Name of God should enter there again.

so he straighten his collar, picked up his stick, donned his bowler and headed out the door.

it was a somewhat damp day cross the fields but the little pony cart soon arrived and he paid the cabby a schilling and went inside.

of course, it was a riot.

what else do you expect of a prison.

packards were dueling with loaves of bread, and wardens were separating folk at each others throats. harry saw one inmate reading The Good Book peacefully in the corner and went over to talk with him.

'i see you are reading, 'KRSNA: The SPOG', he said.

'yes', said the inmate as he inserted a bookmark, closed the KRSNA book and looked at Harry seriously, "and you're the bloke who gave it to me the last time you was here!"

"i get out in two months, now, and it should 'ave been ten, but i was all up into good behavior as soon as i got that book.

'thank you.

'It's really, nothing,' said harry, 'i mean just read it with some sincerity and figured others should have a chance. and then david invited us to visit you all, and i was able to order the publisher to ship a case to everyone who had asked for one.'

'what chapter are you reading now?

'the shyamantaka jewel of course! i reads it daily at least five times a month, and you, what are you read'n?

'uh, oh, lord balarama fights with gorilla dvidvida.

'ah, yes, there's a typical story, no? a decent bloke, though a little tough, gets into all kinds of mischief because of 'anging out with the wrong class of people!

do you read out loud for others.

'yes, of course, whenever the weather permits.

the inmate then called about six others over and harry began to read from where he was in the KRSNA book about Dvidvida and Lord Balarama.

the prison warden even came over and took a few minutes off from managing the rough cohorts in the prison yard and asked harry to come and read as much as he could.

he said that the positive result in the character of the prisoners was obbious.

he also said that there was a regular supply of KRSNA books coming in and though not the vast majority yet, many of the prisoners had begun to take the books like a personal friend or companion and dip into them as much as they could.

hare he.

he got back to the chaos and harry and the inmates separated for some time but with certain expectation of meeting again.

some even expressed their expectation of meeting dvidvida in some future prison innings, but right then they had to go work in the prison gardens: corn, beans, squash!