Уловка 22

Clevinger

           TherewasnothingfunnyaboutlivinglikeabuminatentinPianosabetweenfatmountainsbehindhimandaplacidblueseainfrontthatcouldgulpdownapersonwithacrampinthetwinklingofaneyeandshiphimbacktoshorethreedayslater,allchargespaid,bloated,blueandputrescent,waterdrainingoutthroughbothcoldnostrils.

           Thetenthelivedinstoodrightsmackupagainstthewalloftheshallow,dull-coloredforestseparatinghisownsquadronfromDunbar’s.Immediatelyalongsidewastheabandonedrailroadditchthatcarriedthepipethatcarriedtheaviationgasolinedowntothefueltrucksattheairfield.ThankstoOrr,hisroommate,itwasthemostluxurioustentinthesquadron.EachtimeYossarianreturnedfromoneofhisholidaysinthehospitalorrestleavesinRome,hewassurprisedbysomenewcomfortOrrhadinstalledinhisabsencerunningwater,wood-burningfireplace,cementfloor.Yossarianhadchosenthesite,andheandOrrhadraisedthetenttogether.Orr,whowasagrinningpygmywithpilot’swingsandthick,wavybrownhairpartedinthemiddle,furnishedalltheknowledge,whileYossarian,whowastaller,stronger,broaderandfaster,didmostofthework.Justthetwoofthemlivedthere,althoughthetentwasbigenoughforsix.Whensummercame,Orrrolledupthesideflapstoallowabreezethatneverblewtoflushawaytheairbakinginside.

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