Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           Dismayedatwhatheconsideredinadequatemedicalrecords,hebegantokeephisownchartsonthefourteendiabeticshesooncametothinkofashispatients.Hespentmostofthedayatthelab;workingwiththemicroscopeandpreparingslides.Whenhe(wentbacktohiscellatthree-thirty,tiredbuthappy,hepaidlittleattentiontohisnewcellmate,aslightandtaciturnman.

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           Heworehisgreenuniformproudly,delightedattheprivilegeofbeingallowedtowalkandevenrundownthemaincorridorinsteadofmovinglikeacockroachagainstthewalls.Heenjoyedbeingcalled"Doc,"andhesentMarlenethenamesofsomemedicalbookstobuyforhim.Arthurwasseriousaboutstudyingmedicine.