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When the padlock snapped behind him Code took in his

surroundings. There were two windows in the little cubby, one

looking forward and the other to starboard. Neither was large

enough to provide a means of escape, he judged. At the foot of

the cot was a plain wooden armchair, both pieces of furniture

being screwed to the floor. For exercise there was a strip of

bare deck planking about six feet long beside the bed, where he

might pace back and forth.

Both the cot and chair appeared to be new. "Had the room all

ready for me," said Code to himself.