Уловка 22

The Eternal City

           "Whatdidyousay?"

           "Catch-22"theoldwomanrepeated,rockingherheadupanddown."Catch-22.Catch-22saystheyhavearighttodoanythingwecan’tstopthemfromdoing."

           "Whatthehellareyoutalkingabout?"Yossarianshoutedatherinbewildered,furiousprotest."HowdidyouknowitwasCatch-22?WhothehelltoldyouitwasCatch-22?"

           "Thesoldierswiththehardwhitehatsandclubs.Thegirlswerecrying."Didwedoanythingwrong?"theysaid.Themensaidnoandpushedthemawayoutthedoorwiththeendsoftheirclubs."Thenwhyareyouchasingusout?"thegirlssaid."Catch-22,"themensaid."Whatrightdoyouhave?"thegirlssaid."Catch-22,"themensaid.Alltheykeptsayingwas"Catch-22,Catch-22."Whatdoesitmean,Catch-22?WhatisCatch-22?"

           "Didn’ttheyshowittoyou?"Yossariandemanded,stampingaboutinangeranddistress."Didn’tyouevenmakethemreadit?"

           "Theydon’thavetoshowusCatch-22,"theoldwomananswered."Thelawsaystheydon’thaveto."

           "Whatlawsaystheydon’thaveto?"

           "Catch-22."

           "Oh,Goddamn!"Yossarianexclaimedbitterly."Ibetitwasn’tevenreallythere."Hestoppedwalkingandglancedabouttheroomdisconsolately."Where’stheoldman?"

           "Gone,"mournedtheoldwoman.

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