Chapter 18

           Inthegroupmeetingsthereweregripescomingupthathadbeenburiedsolongthethingbeinggripedabouthadalreadychanged.NowthatMcMurphywasaroundtobackthemup,theguysstartedlettingflyateverythingthathadeverhappenedonthewardtheydidn’tlike.

           "Whydoesthedormshavetobelockedontheweekends?"Cheswickorsomebodywouldask."Can’tafellowevenhavetheweekendstohimself?"

           "Yeah,MissRatched,"McMurphywouldsay."Why?"

           "Ifthedormswereleftopen,wehavelearnedfrompastexperience,youmenwouldreturntobedafterbreakfast."

           "Isthatamortalsin?Imean,normalpeoplegettosleeplateontheweekends."

           "Youmenareinthishospital,"shewouldsaylikeshewasrepeatingitforthehundredthtime,"becauseofyourproveninabilitytoadjusttosociety.ThedoctorandIbelievethateveryminutespentinthecompanyofothers,withsomeexceptions,istherapeutic,whileeveryminutespentbroodingaloneonlyincreasesyourseparation."

           "IsthatthereasonthattherehastobeatleasteightguystogetherbeforetheycanbetakenoffthewardtoOTorPToroneofthemTs?"

           "Thatiscorrect."