Таинственная история Билли Миллигана
Chapter 8
Heneverdidknowwhathadhappenedtoit.
Inadditiontosecretlyplayingwithmotorsandelectricalequipment,Tommybegantostudymethodsofescape.HereadaboutthegreatescapeartistsHoudiniandSylvester,andwasdisappointedtodiscoverthatsomeoftheirgreatescapesweretricks.
InlateryearsJimborememberedhisbrothertellinghimtotiehishandstightlywitharopeandthentoleave.WhenTommywasalonehewouldstudytheknotsandfigureouttheeasiestwaytoturnhiswriststomakethemmobilesothattheropeswouldslide.Hepracticedtyingonewristwitharopeandthenuntyingitwithhishandbehindhisback.
AfterreadingofAfricanmonkeytraps—usedtocapturetheanimalswhentheyreachedthroughnarrowslotsforfoodandwerethenunabletopulltheirfistsfreebecausetheywouldn’tletgo—Tommybegantothinkaboutthestructureofthehumanhand.Hestudiedtheencyclopediapicturesofbonestructure,anditoccurredtohimthatifthehandcouldbecompressedsmallerthanthewrist,itcouldalwaysgetfree.Hemeasuredhisownhandsandwristsandbeganaseriesofexercises,squeezingandconditioninghisbonesandjoints.Whenhefinallyreachedthepointofbeingabletocompresshishandssmallerthanhiswrists,heknewthatnothingcouldeveragainkeephiminharnessorchains.
Tommydecidedhealsoneededtoknowhowtogetoutoflockedrooms.
