Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

Chapter 13

           Hehadbeenwrestlingwiththequestionofwhetherthissludgearea,withitsvariedformsofmicroscopiclife,mightturnouttobeanidealbreedinggroundformosquitoes.Ifhediscoveredthiswasindeedaninfestedarea,hewouldinformtheauthoritiesthatactionmustbetaken.Theimportantthingwasforhimtotakesomescrapingsofthesludgeandexaminethemunderthemicroscopeathome.Itwasnotamajorproject,herealized,butsomeonehadtodoit.

           Hewasdeepinthought,drivingslowlyandcarefully,whenatruckpassinghimswervedbackintothelane,droveacaraheadofhimofftheroad,andkeptgoing.Thecarhittheguardrailandwentintotheditchendoverend.Arthurpulledquicklyoffontotheberm.Hegotoutcalmlyandclimbeddown.Awomanwasmoving,crawlingoutofthecar.

           "Isay,don’tmoveanymore,"hesaid."Letmehelpyou."

           Shewasbleeding,andheuseddirectpressuretostopit.Shebegantogaghecouldseeherteethhadbeenknockedoutandshewaschoking.Discardingtheideaofperformingatracheotomy,hedecidedtocreateanairwayinstead.Searchingthroughhispockets,hefoundaplasticball-pointpen.Hepulledouttheinksheathand,usinghispipelighter,softenedtheplasticshellandbentit.Thenheslippeditintoherthroattohelpherbreathe,turningherheadtothesidetoallowthebloodtorunoutofhermouth.

           Abriefexaminationtpldhimthatherjawwasbroken,aswasherwrist

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