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3Thesmile微笑"IwassurethatIwastobekilled.Ibecameterriblynervous.Ifumbled[1]inmypocketstoseeiftherewereanycigaretteswhichhadescaped[2]theirsearch.IfoundoneandbecauseofmyshakinghandsIcouldbarelygetittomylips.ButIhadnomatchestheyhadtakenthose."Ilookedthroughthebarsatmyjailer.Hedidnotmakeeyecontactwithme.Icalledouttohim'Haveyougotalight?'Helookedatmeshrugged[3]andcameovertolightmycigarette."Ashecamecloseandlitthematchhiseyesinadvertentlylockedwithmine.AtthatmomentIsmiled.Idon'tknowwhyIdidthat.Perhapsitwasnervousnessperhapsitwasbecausewhenyougetverycloseonetoanotheritisveryhardnottosmile.InanycaseIsmiled.Inthatinstantitwasasthoughasparkjumpedacrossthegapbetweenourtwoheartsourtwohumansouls.Iknowhedidn'twanttobutmysmileleapedthroughthebarsandgeneratedasmileonhislipstoo.Helitmycigarettebutstayednearlookingatmedirectlyintheeyesandcontinuingtosmile."Ikeptsmilingathimnowawareofhimasapersonandnotjustajailer.Andhislookingatmeseemedtohaveanewdimension[4]too.'Doyouhavekids?'heasked."'Yesherehere.'Itookoutmywalletandnervouslyfumbledforthepicturesofmyfamily.Hetootookoutthepicturesofhisfamilyandbegantotalkabouthisplansandhopesforthem.Myeyesfilledwithtears.IsaidthatIfearedthatI'dneverseemyfamilyagainneverhavethechancetoseethemgrowup.Tearscametohiseyestoo."Suddenlywithoutanotherwordheunlockedmycellandsilentlyledmeout.Outofthejailquietlyandbybackroutesoutofthetown.Thereattheedgeoftownhereleasedme.Andwithoutanotherwordheturnedbacktowardthetown."Mylifewassavedbyasmile."Yesthesmile―theunaffectedunplannednaturalconnectionbetweenpeople..Ireallybelievethatifthatpartofyouandthatpartofmecouldrecognizeeac