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Chapter 22
Thesewheels,you’veseenthem;thebarkertakesyourbetandpushesabutton.Chang!Withlightandsoundandnumbersroundandroundinawhirlwind,andmaybeyouwinwithwhatyouendupwithandmaybeyouloseandhavetoplayagain.Paythemanforanotherspin,son,paytheman."
"Takeiteasy,Harding."
ThedooropensandtheGurneycomesbackoutwiththeguyunderasheet,andthetechniciansgooutforcoffee.McMurphyrunshishandthroughhishair."Idon’tseemabletogetallthisstuffthat’shappeningstraightinmymind."
"What’sthat?Thisshocktreatment?"
"Yeah.No,notjustthat.Allthis..."Hewaveshishandinacircle."Allthesethingsgoingon."
Harding’shandtouchesMcMurphy’sknee."Putyourtroubledmindatease,myfriend.Inalllikelihoodyouneedn’tconcernyourselfwithEST.It’salmostoutofvogueandonlyusedintheextremecasesnothingelseseemstoreach,likelobotomy."
"Nowlobotomy,that’schoppingawaypartofthebrain?"
"You’rerightagain.You’rebecomingverysophisticatedinthejargon.Yes;choppingawaythebrain.Frontal-lobecastration.Iguessifshecan’tcutbelowthebeltshe’lldoitabovetheeyes."
"YoumeanRatched."
"Idoindeed."
"Ididn’tthinkthenursehadthesay—soonthiskindofthing."
"Shedoesindeed."
McMurphyactslikehe’sgladtogetofftalkingaboutshockandlobotomyandgetbacktotalkingabouttheBigNurse.HeasksHardingwhathefiguresiswrongwithher.
