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'Time to go, Joe. Officer Dicks stands in the now open doorway to freedom. I hesitate and contemplate this fact with some trepidation, oscillating between a feeling of excitement and one of utter dread. I suddenly feel as if I am standing at the top of a precipice, parachute attached and ready to jump, but tortured…

• In the first paragraph, how does the writer allude to his situation?
• How did the writer react to Bill's comment?