The crumpled piece of paper was going to save a life.
Handwriting neatly laid out along the lines printed on it, stating in clear, unambiguous language that the execution should be stopped, sparing an apparently innocent man from a death he should not endure. The signature was large, placed with a flourish at the bottom, the Governor not one to skimp.
Which was why this was the second one written, the Governor didn't like how his signature looked on the first one.
It still got to the jail in time, but much closer to the deadline than it should have.
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