[ WP ] Major prison sentences have become a choice between two pills . One just kills you . The other , well no one knows what that one does ...

I stood before this... a regular prison guard is what he was, I'd somehow expected something more. He looked tired, apparently mine was the 12th execution today. 
 
 `` So, what's it gon na be? The one that kills ya...'' He opened his right hand, revealing a small red pill. ``... or the one that, well...'' 
 
 `` How do we not know what that one does?'' I asked. 
 
 `` Nobody has picked it so far, so we do n't know.'' He shrugged, appearing just as clueless as myself. 
 
 *What have I got to lose? *, I thought to myself, *The other option is death... what could possibly be worse than that? * 
 
 `` I'll take the second one.'' I declared. 
 
 `` Are you sure?'' Asked the guard. He was legally obligated to do so, to give people a chance to change their mind. 
 
 I hesitated. The thought of the unknown was n't a comfortable one. I quickly reminded myself that the only other option was death. `` I am sure.'' 
 
 He handed me the pill, his collegue offering me a glass of water. I declined, swallowing it dry. 
 
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 I stood before this... a regular prison guard is what he was, I'd somehow expected something more. He looked tired, apparently mine was the 13th execution today.
