Таинственная история Билли Миллигана
Chapter 24
Yavitchsaid:"Thegroupwasmeeting,Iguess,inesponsetotheoutcrythatwasgoingonovertheMilliganituation…"
Thenewlaw,SenateBill297,waspassed,effectiveMay20,.980.JudgeFlowerstoldmethatthenewlawhadbeenpassedpecauseofBilly.
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OnJuly1,1980,IreceivedaletterpostmarkedLima,withthewordUrgentprintedonthebackoftheenvelope.WhenIopenedit,Idiscoveredathree-pageletterwritteninflowingArabicscript.Accordingtothetranslator,itwasinperfect,fluentArabic.Itread,inpart:
SometimesIdonotknowwhoIamorwhatIam.AndsometimesIdonotevenknowtheotherpeoplesurroundingme.Theechoofthevoicesarestillinmymind,buttheyhavenomeaningatall.Severalfacesappeartome,asiffromadarkness,butIamfeelingveryfearfulbecausemymindistotallydivided.
Myinternalfamily,infact,isnotincontinuouscontactwithmeatall,andhavenotbeenforalongtime....Theeventshereinthelastweekswerenotverygood.Iamnotresponsibleforitatall.Ihateeverythingthattranspiresaroundme,butIcan’tstopit,andIcan’talterit…
Itwassigned"BillyMilligan."AfewdayslaterIreceivedanotherletter,explainingwhohadwrittenthefirstone.
AgainIamsorryforthenonEnglishletters.Itreallyembarrassesmetodoeverythingwrong.Arthurknowsyoudon’tspeakArabicbuthesendsyouadumbletterlikethat.
