Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           "ItvasnotrightforBillytoendangerlivesofchildren."

           ThenRagenthoughtofsomething."Whovillspeak?Otherpeoplelaughventheyhearmyaccent.Andyourstoo."Arthurnodded."I’vethoughtofthat.Allenhas,astheIrishsay,‘kissedtheBlarneystone.’Hecandothetalkingforus.I

           thinkaslongaswecontrolthingsandkeepthesecretfromthtfrestoftheworld,weshouldbeabletosurvive."

           ArthurexplainedmatterstoAllen.Thenhespoketothechildrenandtriedtohelpthemunderstandwhatwasgoingon.

           "Thinkofit,"hesaid,"asifallofus—alotofpeople,includingmanyyouhavenevermet—areinadarkroom.Inthecenterofthisroomisabrightspotoflightonthefloor.Whoeverstepsintothislight,ontothespot,isoutintherealworldandholdstheconsciousness.That’sthepersonotherpeopleseeandhearandreactto.Therestofuscangoaboutourregularinterests,studyorsleeportalkorplay.Butwhoeverisoutmustbeverycarefulheorshedoesn’trevealtheexistenceoftheothers.Itisafamilysecret."

           Thechildrenunderstood.

           "Allright,"saidArthur."Allen,gobacktoclass."

           Allentookthespot,pickeduphisbooksandwentdown."Butwhere’sBilly?"askedChristene.

           TheotherslistenedtohearArthur’sanswer