Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           Hesatdownandwroteanoteinsidethecoverofhisbook:"Good-by,sorry,butIcan’ttakeitanymore."

           Heputthebookontheledge,thenbackeduptogetarunningstart.Hegotready,tookadeepbreathandran...

           Beforehereachedtheedgeofthebuilding,Ragenslammedhimtotheground.

           "Isay,thatwasclose,"Arthurwhispered.

           "Vatvedovithim?"Ragenasked."Isdangeroustolethimvalldngaroundlikethis."

           "Heisadangertoallofus.Inhisdepressedstate,hemightsucceedinkillinghimself."

           "Vatissolution?"

           "Keephimasleep."

           "How?"

           "Fromthismomentforward,Billyisnottoholdtheconsciousnessagain."

           "Whocancontrolit?"

           "YouorI.We’llsharetheresponsibility.I’llspreadthewordtotheothersthatnooneistoallowhimtotaketheconsciousnessunderanycircumstances.Whenthingsaregoingalongtheirfairlynormalcourse,inrelativesafety,I’llcontrolthings.Ifwefindourselvesinadangerousenvironment,youtakeover.Betweenuswewilldeterminewhomayormaynotholdtheconsciousness."

           "Iagree,"saidRagen.HelookeddownatthepageinthebookonwhichBillyhadwrittenhissuicidenote.Hetoreoutthepage,rippeditintopiecesandthrewitintothewind."Ivillbeprotector,"hesaid.