Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           They’reveryvengefulpeopleandcertainlycommitcrimesagainstproperty.IdeclaredthemundesirableafterZanesvillebecausetheycommittedunnecessarycrimes.Butyouknowwhathappensduringthemix-uptimes...Ragen,thoughyouhaveshowngoodness,youstillhaveanevilaspecttoyournature.Thereisnowaytocompletelycleansehate.Itisthepricewepayformaintainingstrengthandaggressiveness."

           "Vouldnotbemix-uptimes,"Ragensaid,"ifyoucontrolledspotproperly.Vasbetterinprison."

           "Thereweremix-uptimesinprison,evenwhenyouweredominant,thoughtyouwereoftennotawareofthemuntilafterward.PhilipandKevinandsomeoftheotherundesirablesstoletimeinprison.ItsmostimportantnowthattheynotgetintouchwiththeiroldcriminalfriendsfromColumbusorLancaster.Theywouldviolatethetermsofparole."

           "Iagree."

           "Weilhavetomakenewfriends,beginanewlife.WorkinghereatChanningwayisasplendidopportunity.Wemustfitintosociety."Arthurlookedaround."Tobeginwith,weshouldreallyfixuptheflat."

           InSeptember,heboughtfurniture.Thebillcameto$1,562.21,andthefirstpaymentwasduethefollowingmonth.

           Thingsseemedtobegoingwellatfirst,exceptthatAllenwashavingproblemswithSharonRoth.Hedidn’tknowwhy,butshebotheredhim.ShelookedsomuchlikeMarleneandshewasjustasbossyandknow-it-all.Hesensedshedidn’tlikehim.