From 5: 00-9: 30 in the evening is "free time" for the inmates. In their tiny cells, some roommates might sit or lay down, while others play chess, listen to music or daydream. Shen Yu, however, spends every evening writing, a chess board on his legs serving as his desk.
下午五點到晚上九點半，是受刑人的「自由時間」，在斗大的牢房裡，同房的受刑人或坐、或臥、或下棋、或聽音樂、或發呆… …，沈魚則每天拿棋盤墊在腿上寫。