Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

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           "Whydoyouhavetofuse’emwithme?Whycan’tyougetridof’em?"

           Dr.Georgeputhisfingertipstogether."Becauseothertherapistshavetriedthatinconditionslikeyours,Billy.Anditdoesn’tseemtowork.Thebesthopeyouhaveofimprovingistobringalltheseaspectsofyourselftogether,firstbycommunicatingwitheachother,thenbyrememberingeverythingeachofthemisdoing,gettingridoftheamnesia.Wecallthatco-consciousness.Finally,youworkatbringingthedifferentpeopletogether.That’sfusion."

           "Whenyougonnadothis?"

           "Dr.Wilburiscomingtoseeyouthedayaftertomorrow,andwe’regoingtohaveapresentationandadiscussionwithmostofthehospitalstaffwhoworkwithyou.We’llshowthevideotapestohelpsomeofourstaff—whohaveneverexperiencedthismentalcondition—tohelpthemunderstandyoubettersothattheycanhelpyou."

           Billynodded.Andthenhiseyeswentwideashisattentionturnedinward.Henoddedseveraltimes,andthenhelookedupatDr.Georgeinastonishment.

           "Whatisit,Billy?"

           "Arthursaystotellyouhewantstoapprovewhocancometoseemeatthemeeting."

           HardingHospitalwasabuzzwithexcitement.Dr.CorneliaWilburhadlecturedthereinthesummerof1955,butthiswasdifferent.Nowtheyhadanotoriouspatient,thefirstmultiplepersonalitytobeobservedaroundtheclockinamentalhospital.