Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           Ofcoursewewillhavetocheckyouout,butIseenoreasonwhyyoucannotjoinustohelpourcause."

           "IvouldliketogotoCubasomeday,"Ragensaid."IhavegreatadmirationforDr.Castro.Hetookbandofrebelvorkersfromsugar-canefieldsintohillsandcreatedrevolution.NowallpeopleinCubaareequal."

           TheyspokeforawhileandBottorfinvitedhimtoattendthemeetingofthelocalcommunistcellthatafternoon.

           "Ishere?"Ragenasked.

           "No.ItsnearWesterville.Youcanfollowmeinyourcar."

           RagenfollowedKarlBottorftoawealthy-lookingneighborhood.Ragenwasdisappointed.Hehadexpectedittobeintheslums.

           Hewasintroducedas"theYugoslavian"toseveralnondescriptpeople,andsatinthebacktoobservethemeeting.Butasthespeakersdronedoninabstractionsandslogans,hismindwandered.Hestruggledtostayawakeforawhile,butfinallyhegavein.Justashortcatnap,andhewouldbealertagain.Hehadfoundhispeople.Thiswaswhathehadalwayswantedtobepartof,thepeoplesstruggleagainsttheoppressivecapitalistsystem.Hisheadnodded...

           Arthursatupstraight,alert,onedge.HehadobservedjustthelastpartofRagenstripandhadbecomefascinatedwatchingRagenfollowtheothercar.Butnowhewasamazedthatsuchabrightfellowshouldbetakeninbyallthis.