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Which writer manipulated the results of a psychological test in order to escape from prison?

When the American writer and psychologist Timothy Leary was convicted of drug possession, he was offered a standard test that Leary himself had developed a few years ago to determine where he was incarcerated. He filled out the test in such a way that his type was determined to be the most suitable for gardening and field work. Based on the results, Leary was assigned to work as a gardener in a soft-security prison, from which he escaped six months later.

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