Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           Butquiteoftenevenoutsidepeopledon’tcommunicatewitheachotheralthoughthey’relivingincloseproximity.Iwillcommunicatewitheachofourpeopleandtellthemwhattheyneedtoknow."

           Ragenmused."Iamstrong,butvitallthethingsyouhavelearned,youhavegainedmuchpower."

           Arthurnodded."AndthatiswhyIcanstillbeatyouatchess."Arthurreachedtheothersonebyoneandtoldeachonewhatwasexpectedofhimorher.Inadditiontothecodeofbehavior,therewereotherresponsibilitiesforthosewhowereonthespot.

           Christenehadstayedthreeyearsoldandconstantlyembarrassedthem.YetRageninsisted,anditwasagreedthatsinceshehadbeenthefirstandwasstill"thebaby"ofthefamily,shewouldneverberemovedorclassifiedasundesirable.Shemightevenproveusefulattimeswhenitwasnecessarytohavesomeoneonthespotwhocouldn’tcommunicateandwouldn’tknowwhatwasgoingon.Butshe,too,wasexpectedtoworkatherowngoals.WithArthurshelp,shewastolearntoreadandwriteandstruggletoovercomeherdyslexia.

           Tommywastopursuehisinterestinelectronicsandstrengthenhismechanicalabilities.Thoughhecouldpicklocksandcrackvaults,thetechniqueshehadlearnedweretobeusedforonlyonepurpose—nottopenetrate,buttoescape.Hewasnevertoaidanyoneinstealing.Hewasnottobeathief.Hewastopracticethetenorsaxophoneinhissparetimeandtoperfecthistalentinpaintinglandscapes.