- Tonton Ali: They have thought us during the military service. Ten years of war and ten years of victories. Now it is the babies who are singing the same song. It has been 30 years since. Still we do not have a pant of our own. Ten years of war, ten years of victories. My ass.
- Zapata: This dormitory does not look like others. After the govenor and the guards, the chief is God here. He's called "Forty-one" and is the leader. He's the bird and sells the grass to the guards. He sells children to the other dormitories. Some of the children go cleaning to the other dormitories. They go as men and come back as queers, be careful. You'll be fucked, too. Pay attention to your shoes and socks, they can be stolen. Here is the dormitory 4, the law here is like that.
- The Old Man: The food is really bad. For the people with money, it doesn't matter though. They manage, as always. If you have money you get a good dormitory. Or you can buy a bunk in front of the window or visit the bath whenever you wish. And we're stinking and every week they look for lice. Why do they do this, I don't understand. If you don't wash you get lousy. If you get lousy the guards hit you. It's impossible to live here. But we are not slaves.
- Zapata: Here is dormitory 4, brother. It has no windows or they're broken. There isn't any stove to warm you. Let's forget it all my brother, and smoke a cigarette. Here is dormitory 4, brother, our second address. If you ask for our God, it's the guard Jafer. His nick name is Bald Corporal. Our prophet is. Let's forget it all, my brother and smoke a cigarette. Here is dormitory 4, my brother. The second address and our fate.