Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           Ontheright,chairsweregroupedasifforanonexistentaudience.Ontheleft,justbeyondtheopenaccordiondoors,stoodthetelevisioncameraandabankofmonitoringequipment.BillytookthechairCaulmotionedto,andGeorgehelpedBillyfastenthecordofthemicrophonearoundhisneck.Atthatmomentayoungdark-hairedmanenteredtheroom,andCaulturnedtogreetDaveMalawista,aseniorstaffpsychologist.

           GeorgesignaledthattheTVcamerawasreadyandCaulbeganthesession."Wouldyoutellusfortherecordwhoyouare?"

           "Billy."

           "Allright,Billy,Ineedyourhelptogetsomeinformation.Weknowtherearesomenewnamesofwhatyou’vecalled‘yourpeople’thatkeepcomingup.Arethere,toyourknowledge,anyothers?"

           BillylookedsurprisedandglancedfromCaultoMalawistaandback."Well,therewasapsychologistinColumbuswhoaskedmeaboutsomeonenamed‘Philip.’"

           CaulnotedthatBilly’skneesweremovingupanddowninanervousjigglingmotion.

           "Dothenames‘Shawn’or‘Mark’or‘Robert’meananythingtoyou?"

           Billythoughtforamoment,lookeddistant,hislipsmovingininnerconversation.Thenhemumbled,"Ijustheardtalkinginmyhead.Arthurandsomebodywerearguing.Thenamesringout.Idon’tknowwhattheymean."Hehesitated."Arthursaid‘Shawn’wasn’tretarded.Notmentally.Hewasbomdeafandhesloweddown.He’snotnormalforhisage..