00:00When I woke up I realized I was trapped inside a metal box.
00:03I hurried to bite through the red cords around my hands and feet.
00:06I never expected that the moment the cords came loose,
00:08a sudden alarm echoed through the space.
00:12I turned my head to look, and a narrow opening automatically slid open.
00:16All I could see were rolling ocean waves.
00:18At that moment I realized, I had been locked inside a new type of prison.
00:23It turned out that 200 years later crime rates had sharply increased.
00:27Traditional prisons could no longer hold everyone.
00:29So the state developed a new form of detention.
00:31Prisoners were sealed in metal boxes and taken to remote areas.
00:35This was meant to reduce pressure on regular prisons.
00:37But for me, it was endless suffering.
00:39Through the screen on the wall, I learned I would have to serve seven years here.
00:43That nearly broke me.
00:45Because before this, I had been a good citizen.
00:47I had never done anything wrong.
00:49I was certain someone had deliberately framed me, but trapped beside ocean reefs.
00:54Even getting food was extremely difficult.
00:56The next morning, the small opening opened again.
00:58I struggled to get up, holding my bowl hoping to ask for food.
01:02But there was no response at all, because the food runner had not arrived yet.
01:06Feeling deeply wronged, I tried to rescue myself.
01:09That was when I noticed many pillars above my head.
01:11I carefully tried to touch them.
01:13But I did not expect a strong electric response.
01:16So I had no choice but to search elsewhere.
01:18Suddenly, I found a latch below.
01:20I tried to pry it open with my hands.
01:24But there was also a protective current there.
01:27Everything I did was recorded by surveillance.
01:29At that moment, the metal box sounded an alarm.
01:31I panicked and lost control.
01:33The pillars above began descending rapidly.
01:36I shouted desperately for help.
01:37It seemed I was about to be crushed.
01:39But the pillars suddenly stopped.
01:43It turned out to be a warning for inmates.
01:45After that incident, I became obedient.
01:48Quietly waiting for the food runner to arrive.
01:50So I could explain my injustice.
01:52I waited like this for a long time.
01:54But when I spoke of my grievance, the food runner only said she would pass it on.
01:58And advised me to hold on.
01:59Because food was delivered only once a week.
02:02If I did not ration it, I would starve.
02:04After speaking, she handed me some water.
02:05And a small bag of oats to keep me alive.
02:08She also looked helpless.
02:09Because supply amounts were not her decision.
02:12At that moment, all I hoped was that she would relay my appeal.
02:15But as the opening closed, days passed with no news.
02:18When I saw the red cord on the ground, a dark thought briefly crossed my mind.
02:22But my instinct to survive made me stop myself.
02:27I was on the verge of collapse.
02:29Until one day, the food runner woke me.
02:31I discovered the oats were wrapped in a notice.
02:33I thought my appeal had finally been answered.
02:36I quickly poured out the oats, and prepared to read the notice.
02:39What filled me with despair was, the notice made no mention of my injustice.
02:43It only said a tsunami would arrive tomorrow, and I would be relocated.
02:46At that moment I could only accept reality.
02:49Soon after, I was transferred away.
02:51I was taken into a forest.
02:52This time the food runner was different.
02:54When she saw my injuries, Ellie showed clear concern.
02:57She encouraged me to stay strong, and wait for justice to come.
03:00I looked at her with gratitude, while eating the oats.
03:03I discovered something hidden inside the bag.
03:05I cautiously glanced at the camera, carefully turning my body.
03:09I lay down, and took it out.
03:10It turned out to be a miniature book.
03:12I was deeply moved.
03:13My spirit finally had something to rely on.
03:15But not long after, Ellie brought bad news.
03:18The organization judged the tsunami zone's stable, and planned to move me back to the coast.
03:22The food runner would be replaced again.
03:24No one could predict, whether the new food runner would be kind.
03:26Soon I was transferred back to the sea, and that, was the beginning, of a nightmare.
03:31I approached the new food runner, but the man kept eating an apple.
03:34This, filled my hunger with hope.
03:37Yet he remained unmoved.
03:38Even though he knew my desire, he simply watched me silently.
03:41Only when I gave up, did he mention making a deal?
03:44But I had nothing to offer.
03:45Only this, exhausted body.
03:47Faced with daily hunger, I gave in for that apple.
03:50What I did not expect, was that patrol aircraft were overhead.
03:53Any unusual activity triggered immediate force.
03:56During the intense response, a round passed through the opening and struck me.
04:00Luckily my lower leg was only lightly injured.
04:03In pain, I slowly fell asleep.
04:05When I woke, the alarm sounded again.
04:07Because I violated rules by trading.
04:09The organization issued seven days of warning.
04:12Forcing me to endure constant noise.
04:14Even when I shouted, at the screen, the alarm never stopped.
04:18I was tormented continuously.
04:20My mind began to falter.
04:21I often imagined my former self, back when I looked well dressed.
04:25Unlike my current state, eventually, a turning point arrived.
04:28Fireworks bloomed for the new year.
04:30The organization showed symbolic mercy.
04:32By giving me a single carrot.
04:34But due to severe malnutrition, my teeth were too weak to eat it.
04:37Later, a new food runner arrived.
04:39Seeing how broken I looked, her eyes, showed a cold kind of pity.
04:43She tossed a sharp object beside me.
04:45Saying enduring seven years was pointless.
04:48And suggested ending the pain early.
04:49But holding it in my hand, I still chose to live.
04:52After all, only three years remained.
04:55Unexpectedly.
04:55Because of that apple exchange, I was now carrying a child.
04:59Ellie became my food runner again.
05:01When she saw my condition, she chose to care for me more carefully.
05:04So I could barely support the baby.
05:06Ellie often came quietly at night.
05:08One night she planned to rescue me.
05:09So my child could be born safely.
05:11But the cameras detected it.
05:13The alarm sounded again.
05:15Warning me to correct my behavior.
05:17And each virus has been detected.
05:20This is in violation of your rehabilitation.
05:23Soon the opening was sealed.
05:25Only then, did the alarm stop.
05:27Ellie, was replaced.
05:28A new food runner arrived.
05:30After learning I was pregnant.
05:31He was not entirely cruel.
05:32He reminded me to follow the rules.
05:34And not cause trouble.
05:35Then, I would be allowed to give birth.
05:37Otherwise, I would face the same fate, as nearby boxes.
05:41I could only nod in response.
05:42And waited quietly.
05:43Thankfully my baby was born safely.
05:45Before I could recover, the alarm sounded again.
05:48Because a new life, was detected.
05:50A strange mist filled the box.
05:52I soon lost consciousness.
05:53When I woke again, my child, was gone.
05:56I endured everything in silence.
05:57Planning to search after my sentence.
05:59But something worse happened.
06:01Rising tides flooded the box.
06:03I tried blocking the openings.
06:04But it was useless.
06:05I thought I would be relocated.
06:07Yet no drone arrived.
06:08Until the box nearly filled with water.
06:10I struggled desperately to survive.
06:12Half an hour later a drone found me.
06:13I was close to suffocating.
06:15But fortunately, lightning struck during transfer.
06:20The box lost control and fell near shore.
06:23One day later, waves pushed it onto the beach.
06:25Three food runners witnessed this.
06:27I struggled to climb out.
06:28They pretended not to see me.
06:30And slowly turned away.
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