CATCH-22

           Therewas,ofcourse,acatch.

           "Catch-22?"inquiredYossarian.

           "Ofcourse,"ColonelKornansweredpleasantly,afterhehadchasedthemightyguardofmassiveM.P.soutwithaninsouciantflickofhishandandaslightlycontemptuousnodmostrelaxed,asalways,whenhecouldbemostcynical.HisrimlesssquareeyeglassesglintedwithslyamusementashegazedatYossarian."Afterall,wecan’tsimplysendyouhomeforrefusingtoflymoremissionsandkeeptherestofthemenhere,canwe?Thatwouldhardlybefairtothem."

           "You’regoddamright!"ColonelCathcartblurtedout,lumberingbackandforthgracelesslylikeawindedbull,puffingandpoutingangrily."I’dliketotiehimuphandandfootandthrowhimaboardaplaneoneverymission.That’swhatI’dliketodo."ColonelKornmotionedColonelCathcarttobesilentandsmiledatYossarian."Youknow,youreallyhavebeenmakingthingsterriblydifficultforColonelCathcart,"heobservedwithflipgoodhumor,asthoughthefactdidnotdispleasehimatall."Themenareunhappyandmoraleisbeginningtodeteriorate.Andit’sallyourfault."

           "It’syourfault,"Yossarianargued,"forraisingthenumberofmissions."

           "No,it’syourfaultforrefusingtoflythem,"ColonelKornretorted."Themenwereperfectlycontenttoflyasmanymissionsasweaskedaslongastheythoughttheyhadnoalternative.Nowyou’vegiventhemhope,andthey’reunhappy.Sotheblameisallyours.

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