Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           Itdidn’tpaymuchanditwasdirtywork,notthekindofemploymentArthurhadinmind.

           ItwasTommywhodidtheboringworkasazinc-tankoperator,pullingthecagethathungfromtheoverheadmovingchainandloweringitintotheacidfortheplating.Hemovedfromonesquaretanktothenext;theywerelinedupthelengthofabowlingalley.Lowerit,wait,raiseit,moveit,lowerit,wait.

           Sneeringatsuchmeniallabor,Arthurturnedhisattentiontoothermatters.Hehadtopreparehispeopletomoveoutontheirown.

           AllduringZanesville,hehadbeenstudyingthebehaviorofthoseheallowedtocomeonthespot,andhewasbeginningtounderstandthatthekeytosurvivalinsocietywasself-control.Withoutrulestherewouldbechaos,endangeringthemall.Itoccurredtohimthattherulesattheyouthcamphadasalutaryeffect.Theconstantthreatofbeingbumpedbacktozone1or2hadkeptallthoseunrulyladsincheck.Thatiswhatwouldbeneededwhentheywereontheirown.

           HeexplainedhiscodeofbehaviortoRagen."Becausesomeonebecameinvolvedwithwomenofillrepute,"Arthursaid,"wewereaccusedofrapebythosetwowomeninPickawayCounty—acrimewedidnotcommit—andtheysentustoprison.Itmustneverhappenagain."

           "Howyouvillpreventit?"

           Arthurpaced."Icanusuallypreventsomeonefromtakingthespot.