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           Youcangetbacktothebloodyschedulenextweek,whentheSeriesisover.Whatdoyousay,buddies?Let’stakeavoteonwatchingtheTVduringtheafternooninsteadofatnight.Allthoseinfavor?"

           "Ay,"Cheswickcallsoutandgetstohisfeet.

           "Imeanallthoseinfavorraisetheirhands.Okay,allthoseinfavor?"

           Cheswick’shandcomesup.Someoftheotherguyslookaroundtoseeifthere’sanyotherfools.McMurphycan’tbelieveit.

           "Comeonnow,whatisthiscrap?Ithoughtyouguyscouldvoteonpolicyandthatsortofthing.Isn’tthatthewayitis,Doc?"

           Thedoctornodswithoutlookingup.

           "Okaythen;nowwhowantstowatchthosegames?"

           Cheswickshoveshishandhigherandglaresaround.Scanlonshakeshisheadandthenraiseshishand,keepinghiselbowonthearmofthechair.Andnobodyelse.McMurphycan’tsayaword.

           "Ifthat’ssettled,then,"thenursesays,"perhapsweshouldgetonwiththemeeting."

           "Yeah,"hesays,slidesdowninhischairtillthebrimofhiscapnearlytoucheshischest."Yeah,perhapsweshouldgetonwiththesonofabitchin’meetingatthat."

           "Yeah,"Cheswicksays,givingalltheguysahardlookandsittingdown,"yeah,getonwiththegodblessedmeeting."Henodsstiffly,thensettleshischindownonhischest,scowling.He’spleasedtobesittingnexttoMcMurphy,feelingbravelikethis.It’sthefirsttimeCheswickeverhadsomebodyalongwithhimonhislostcauses.

           AfterthemeetingMcMurphywon’tsayawordtoanyofthem,he’ssomadanddisgusted.