Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           Iremovehimfromspottostophim.Heisasleepeversincethatday.ArthurandIkeephimasleeptoprotecthim.""Whenwasthat?"Judyasked.

           "Rightaftersixteenthbirthday.Irememberhevasdepressedbecausehisfathermakeshimvorkonhisbirthday.""MyGod,"Garywhispered."Asleepforsevenyears?"

           "Isstillasleep.Hevasonlyforfewminutesavake.Itvasmistaketolethimonspot."

           "Who’sbeendoingthings?"Garyasked."Working?Talkingtopeopleeversince?Noonewe’vespokentohasreportedaBritishorRussianaccent."

           "NotRussian,Mr.Schweickart.Yugoslavian."

           "Sorry."

           "Isallright.Justtokeeprecordstraight.Toanswerquestion:AllenandTommyaremostlyonspotvendealingvitotherpeople."

           "Theyjustcomeandgoastheyplease?"Judyasked.

           "Letmeputitthisvay.Indifferentcircumstances,spotisruledbymeorbyArthur,dependingonsituation.InprisonIcontrolspot-—decidewhogoeson,whostaysoff—becauseisdangerousplace.Asprotector,Ihavefullpowerandcommand.Insituationsvereisnodangerandvereintelligenceandlogicaremoreimportant,thenArthurdominatesspot."

           "Whocontrolsthespotnow?"Garyasked,awarethathehadlostallprofessionaldetachmentandhadbecometotallycurious,totallyinvolvedinthisincrediblephenomenon.

           Ragenshruggedandlookedaround.