Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

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           ItbecameapparenttoeveryoneintheroomthatWilburwasincontrolandknewexactlywhatshewasdoing,touchingtherightmentalbuttonstomakehimrespond.

           Hegotupandsatinthechair,kneesjigglinganxiously,bodyshaking."Iain’tdead?"^

           "Youreverymuchalive,Billy,andweknowyou’rehavingproblemsandyouneedhelp.Youdoneedhelp,don’tyou?’Henodded,wide-eyed.

           "Tellme,Billy,whydidyousmashyourheadintothewalltheotherday?"

           "IthoughtIwasdead,"hesaid,"andthenIwokeupandfoundmyselfinjail."

           "Whatwasthelastthingyourememberbeforethat?""Goinguptotheschoolroof.Ididn’twanttoseeanymoredoctors.Dr.BrownattheLancasterMentalHealthCentercouldn’tcureme.IthoughtIjumpedoff.Whyain’tIdead?Whoareallofyou?Whyyoulookin’atmelikethat?"

           "We’redoctorsandlawyers,Billy.We’reheretohelpyou."

           "Doctors?DaddyChalwillkillmeifItalktoyou."

           "Why,Billy?"

           "Hedoesn’twantmetotellwhathedonetome."

           WilburlookedquestioninglyatJudyStevenson.

           "Hisadoptivefather,"Judyexplained."HismotherdivorcedChalmerMilligansixyearsago.’

           Billystaredaroundhim,dumfounded."Divorced?Sixyears?"Hetouchedhisfaceasiftobesureitwasreal.