I do believe those first two years were the worst for him.
5 seconds sound clip from the The Shawshank Redemption movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:32:56 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- Things went on like that for a while.
- Prison life consists of routine and then more routine.
- Every so often, Andy would show up with fresh bruises.
- The Sisters kept at him. Sometimes he was able to fight 'em off. Sometimes not.
- And that's how it went for Andy. That was his routine.
- I do believe those first two years were the worst for him.
- And I also believe, if things had gone on that way, this place would have got the best of him.
- But then, in the spring of 1949, the powers that be decided that...
- The roof of the license-plate factory needs resurfacing?
- I need a dozen volunteers for a week's work.
- As you know, special detail carries with it special privileges.
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