“For the crime of murder, ten counts,” said the judge to Harold, “I sentence you to ten life sentences, served consecutively, with no chance of parole. You will spend the rest of your life in prison and then you will die there.” He banged his gavel.
Harold lived to be eighty years old in prison, hating every second of it. He was relieved when he finally lay on his deathbed. Then he died.
He woke up, lying in a crib in diapers, surrounded by armed guards and the judge.
“Did you think you were getting out early?” asked the judge.
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