Volume 1 Whops and Clobber R Humphries - The Woody Back to ...

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She stared gloomily at the wall. Somewhere in
the distance she could hear the sound of footsteps as
they climbed the wooden stairs in the quiet and
deserted wing of the building. Debs was still none the
wiser why she had unexpectedly been summonsed for
a beating but she had no doubt that all would be
revealed in the foreseeable future. She twitched her
nose and wished Patsy would hurry up.
Patsy Butcher climbed the final flight of stairs
that led to the library. At the end of the corridor she
could see Deborah standing facing the wall with her
hands on her head. The newly appointed Captain of
the Red House took a deep breath and strode down
the corridor.
Debs didn’t move a muscle as she heard the
footsteps approaching. The protocols regarding nose
and toes were very precise:
1) An inmates nose must be physically
touching the wall and toes touching
the skirting board throughout a nose
and toes session until the release
command is issued,
2) At no time during a nose and toes
session should an inmate’s elbows
contact the wall,
3) Contravention of the nose and toes
protocols is deemed to be a ‘zero
tolerance’ offence and will be
punished with an additional six