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Night Thoughts

           Stengerhadbeenunderagreatdealofstrain,someofitabouthisfamilyandsomeabouthisjobandsomeofitaboutthingsthatnobodybutdoctorscouldunderstand.Hehadbeenhavingcryingfits,andthreenightsagohehadgottencryingandcouldn’tstopitandhadbrokenalotofthingsintheStengerhome.Itwasn’tLOSINGYOURMARBLES,Daddysaid,itwasHAVINGABREAKDOWN,andMr.Stengerwasn’tinaBUGHOUSEbutinaSANNY-TARIUM.ButdespiteDaddy’scarefulexplanations,Dannywasscared.Theredidn’tseemtobeanydifferenceatallbetweenLOSINGYOURMARBLESandHAVINGABREAKDOWN,andwhetheryoucalleditaBUGHOUSEoraSANNYTARIUM,therewerestillbarsonthewindowsandtheywouldn’tletyououtifyouwantedtogo.Andhisfather,quiteinnocently,hadconfirmedanotherofScotty’sphrasesunchanged,onethatfilledDannywithavagueandunformeddread.IntheplacewhereMr.Stengernowlived,therewereTHEMENINTHEWHITECOATS.Theycametogetyouinatruckwithnowindows,atruckthatwasgravestonegray.ItrolleduptothecurbinfrontofyourhouseandTHEMENINTHEWHITECOATSgotoutandtookyouawayfromyourfamilyandmadeyouliveinaroomwithsoftwalls.Andifyouwantedtowritehome,youhadtodoitwithCrayolas.

           "Whenwilltheylethimcomeback?"Dannyaskedhisfather.

           "Justassoonashe’sbetter,doc."

           "Butwhenwillthatbe?"Dannyhadpersisted.

           "Dan,"Jacksaid,"NOONEKNOWS.

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