Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           WhenBilly’smotherwasoutandhewasaloneinthehouse,hegotascrewdriverandunscrewedthelockplateofthedoor,studyingthemechanismtoseehowitworked.Hedrewapictureoftheinsideofthelockandmemorizedtheshapes.Wheneverhesawadifferentlock,hewouldtakeitapart,studyitandputitbacktogether.

           Onedayhewandereddowntownintotheshopofalocksmith.Theoldmanlethimlookatthedifferentkindsoflockstomemorizehowtheyworked.HeevenlentTommyabookaboutmagnetic-invokedtumblers,spinner-typetumblersanddifferentkindsofvaults.Tommystudiedhard,testinghimselfconstantly.Atthesportinggoodsstorehesawhandcuffsanddecidedthatassoonashehadthemoneyhewouldgetapairtolearnhowtounlockthoseaswell.

           OneeveningwhenChalmerwasparticularlynastyatdinner,Tommysearchedforawayhecouldhurthimwithoutgettingcaught.Hehadanidea.

           Hegotafilefromthetoolbox,tookthecoveroffChalmerselectricrotaryrazorandcarefullyfiledallthreerotarybladesdull.Thenheputthecoverbackonandwentout.

           NextmorninghestoodoutsidethebathroomwhileChalmerwasshaving.Heheardtheclickoftherazorandthentheshoutsofpainasthedullbladesyankedatthehairsinsteadofcuttingthem.

           Chalmerracedoutofthebathroom.