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The Bedroom

           JacklikedandsympathizedwithGrimmer,too.Grimmerhadtorunanunderstaffedandunderfundedinstitutionandtrytokeepthewholethingtogetherwithspit,balingwire,andnickle-and-dimeappropriationsfromastatelegislaturewhohadtogobackandfacethevoters.GrimmerknewthatMonkeycouldinteractwithotherpeople,thathedidnotsoilhispantsortrytostabhisfellowinmateswiththescissors.HedidnotthinkhewasNapoleon.ThestaffpsychiatristinchargeofMonkey’scasethoughttherewasabetter-than-evenchancethatMonkeycouldmakeitonthestreet,andtheybothknewthatthelongeramanisinaninstitutionthemorehecomestoneedthatclosedenvironment,likeajunkiewithhissmack.Andmeanwhile,peoplewereknockingdownthedoors.Paranoids,schizoids,cycloids,semicatatonics,menwhoclaimedtohavegonetoheaveninflyingsaucers,womenwhohadburnedtheirchildren’ssexorgansoffwithBiclighters,alcoholics,pyromaniacs,kleptomaniacs,manic-depressives,suicidals.Tougholdworld,baby.Ifyou’renotboltedtogethertightly,you’regonnashake,rattle,androllbeforeyouturnthirty.JackcouldsympathizewithGrimmer’sproblem.Hecouldsympathizewiththeparentsofthemurdervictims.Withthemurderedchildrenthemselves,ofcourse.AndwithMonkeyDeLong.Letthereaderlayblame.Inthosedayshehadn’twantedtojudge.Thecloakofthemoralistsatbadlyonhisshoulders.

           HehadstartedTheLittleSchoolinthesameoptimisticvein.

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