Зеленая миля

Chapter 1

           "You’rejustluckyyoudon’thavethatAlzheimer’sdisease,Paulie,"waswhathesaid.Ihatehimcallingmethat,Paulie,buthegoesondoingit,anyway;I’vegivenupaskinghimtoquit.ThereareothersayingsnotquiteproverbsthatapplytoBradDolan:"Youcanleadahorsetowaterbutyoucan’tmakehimdrink"isone;"Youcandresshimupbutyoucan’ttakehimout"isanother.InhisthickheadednessheisalsolikePercy.

           WhenhemadehiscommentaboutAlzheimer’s,hewasmoppingthefloorofthesolarium,whereIhadbeengoingoverthepagesIhavealreadywritten.There’sagreatlotofthem,andIthinkthere’sapttobeagreatlotmorebeforeIamthrough."ThatAlzheimer’s,doyouknowwhatitreallyis?"

           "No,"Isaid,butI’msureyou’lltellme,Brad."

           "It’sAIDSforoldpeople,"hesaid,andthenburstoutlaughing,hucka-hucka-hucka-huck!,justlikehedoesoverthoseidioticjokesofhis.

           Ididn’tlaugh,though,becausewhathesaidstruckanervesomewhere.NotthatIhaveAlzheimer’s;althoughthere’splentyofitonviewhereatbeautifulGeorgiaPines,Imyselfjustsufferthestandardoldguymemoryproblems.Thoseproblemsseemtohavemoretodowithwhenthanwhat.LookingoverwhatIhavewrittensofar,itoccurstomethatIremembereverythingthathappenedbackin"32;it’stheorderofeventsthatsometimesgetsconfusedinmyhead.Yet,ifI’mcareful,IthinkIcankeepeventhatsortedout.Moreorless

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