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Chief White Halfoat

           Billspileduprapidly,andhewassoonfacedwiththelossofhismostpreciousmedicalinstruments:hisaddingmachinewasrepossessed,andthenhistypewriter.Thegoldfishdied.Fortunately,justwhenthingswereblackest,thewarbrokeout.

           "Itwasagodsend,"DocDaneekaconfessedsolemnly."Mostoftheotherdoctorsweresoonintheservice,andthingspickedupovernight.Thecornerlocationreallystartedpayingoff,andIsoonfoundmyselfhandlingmorepatientsthanIcouldhandlecompetently.Iuppedmykickbackfeewiththosetwodrugstores.Thebeautyparlorsweregoodfortwo,threeabortionsaweek.Thingscouldn’thavebeenbetter,andthenlookwhathappened.Theyhadtosendaguyfromthedraftboardaroundtolookmeover.IwasFour-F.IhadexaminedmyselfprettythoroughlyanddiscoveredthatIwasunfitformilitaryservice.You’dthinkmywordwouldbeenough,wouldn’tyou,sinceIwasadoctoringoodstandingwithmycountymedicalsocietyandwithmylocalBetterBusinessBureau.Butno,itwasn’t,andtheysentthisguyaroundjusttomakesureIreallydidhaveonelegamputatedatthehipandwashelplesslybedriddenwithincurablerheumatoidarthritis.Yossarian,weliveinanageofdistrustanddeterioratingspiritualvalues.It’saterriblething,"DocDaneekaprotestedinavoicequaveringwithstrongemotion."It’saterriblethingwheneventhewordofalicensedphysicianissuspectedbythecountryheloves."

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