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           Theyalllaughedaboutthatwhenhewasaround,butwhenhewasoffthewardatETorOTorPT,orwhenhewasintheNurses’Stationgettingbawledoutaboutsomething,matchingherfixedplasticsmilewithhisbigornerygrin,theyweren’texactlylaughing.

           Theybeganaskingoneanotherwhyhe’dbeensuchabusybeelately,hustlingthingsforthepatientslikegettingtheruleliftedthatthemenhadtobetogetherintherapeuticgroupsofeightwhenevertheywentsomewhere("Billyherehasbeentalkin’aboutslicin’hiswristsagain,"hesaidinameetingwhenhewasarguingagainstthegroup-of-eightrule."Soistheresevenofyouguyswho’dliketojoinhimandmakeittherapeutic?"),andlikethewayhemaneuveredthedoctor,whowasmuchclosertothepatientssincethefishingtrip,intoorderingsubscriptionstoPlayboyandNuggetandManandgettingridofalltheoldMcCall’sthatbloated-facePublicRelationhadbeenbringingfromhomeandleavinginapileontheward,articleshethoughtwemightbeparticularlyinterestedincheckedwithagreen-inkpen.McMurphyevenhadapetitioninthemailtosomebodybackinWashington,askingthattheylookintothelobotomiesandelectro-shockthatwerestillgoingoningovernmenthospitals.