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       MOM AND DAD, I'M OKAY.
I HAD A FEW SCRAPES AND STUFF, BUT THEY'VE
WASHED THEM UP AND THEY'RE GETTING OKAY,  AND I CAUGHT
A COLD, BUT THEY'RE GIVING ME PILLS FOR IT AND SO
I'M NOT BEING STARVED OR BEATEN  OR UNNECESSARILY
FRIGHTENED.   I'VE HEARD SOME PRESS REPORTS AND SO
I KNOW THAT STEVE AND ALL THE NEIGHBORS ARE OKAY, THAT
NO ONE WAS REALLY HURT. AND I ALSO KNOW THAT THE SLA
MEMBERS HERE ARE VERY UPSET ABOUT PRESS DISTORTIONS
OF WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING.
       THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE AUGUST SEVENTH
MOVEMENT.  THEY HAVE NOT BEEN SHOOTING DOWN HELICOPTERS
OR SHOOTING DOWN INNOCENT PEOPLE IN THE STREETS.  I'M
KEPT BLINDFOLDED USUALLY SO THAT I CAN'T IDENTIFY ANYONE,
MY HANDS ARE OFTEN TIED, BUT GENERALLY THEY'RE NOT.
AND  I'M NOT GAGGED OR ANYTHING, AND I'M COMFORTABLE.
AND I THINK YOU CAN TELL THAT I'M NOT REALLY TERRIFIED
OR ANYTHING. I'M OKAY.
       I WAS VERY UPSET, THOUGH, TO HEAR ABOUT THE
POLICE RUSHING IN ON THAT HOUSE IN OAKLAND, AND I WAS JUST
REALLY GLAD THAT I WASN'T THERE, AND I WOULD APPRECIATE
IT IF  EVERYONE WOULD JUST CALM DOWN AND NOT TRY TO FIND
ME AND NOT BE MAKING IDENTIFICATIONS, BECAUSE THEY'RE
NOT ONLY ENDANGERING ME BUT THEY'RE ENDANGERING THEMSELVES.
       I'M WITH A COMBAT UNIT THAT'S ARMED
WITH AUTOMATIC WEAPONS AND THERE'S ALSO A
MEDICAL TEAM HERE, AND THERE'S NO WAY THAT I WILL
BE RELEASED UNTIL THEY LET ME GO, SO IT WOULDN'T
DO ANY GOOD FOR SOMEBODY TO COME IN HERE AND TRY TO GET
ME OUT BY FORCE.
       THESE PEOPLE AREN'T JUST A BUNCH OF
NUTS.  THEY'VE BEEN REALLY HONEST WITH ME, BUT THEY'RE
PERFECTLY WILLING TO DIE FOR WHAT THEY'RE DOING. I
WANT TO GET OUT OF HERE, BUT THE ONLY WAY I'M GOING TO
IS IF WE DO IT THEIR WAY. AND I JUST HOPE THAT
YOU'LL DO WHAT THEY SAY, DAD, AND JUST DO IT QUICKLY.
       I'VE BEEN STOPPING AND STARTING THIS TAPE
MYSELF SO THAT I CAN COLLECT MY THOUGHTS.  THAT'S WHY
THERE'S SO MANY STOPS IN IT.
       I'M NOT BEING FORCED TO SAY ANY OF THIS.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU TAKE
THEIR REQUEST VERY SERIOUSLY ABOUT NOT ARRESTING ANY
OTHER SLA MEMBERS, AND ABOUT FOLLOWING THEIR
GOOD-FAITH REQUEST TO THE LETTER.   I JUST WANT TO GET
OUT OF HERE AND SEE EVERYONE AGAIN AND BE BACK WITH STEVE.
       THE SLA IS VERY INTERESTED IN
SEEING HOW YOU'RE TAKING THIS, DAD, AND THEY WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT YOU ARE REALLY SERIOUS AND LISTENING TO WHAT THEY'RE
SAYING.  AND THEY THINK THAT \YOU'VE BEEN
TAKING THIS WHOLE THING A LOT MORE SERIOUSLY THAN THE
POLICE AND THE FBI AND OTHER FEDERAL PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
TAKING IT. AND IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING TO THE POINT
WHERE THEY'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT YOU SO MUCH AS THEY'RE
WORRYING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE. OR AT LEAST I AM.
       IT'S REALLY UP TO YOU TO MAKE SURE
THAT THESE PEOPLE DON'T JEOPARDIZE MY LIFE BY
CHARGING IN AND DOING STUPID THINGS.