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           Atthelast,fallingbackward,hisfaceappearingtousforasecondupsidedownbeforehewassmotheredonthefloorbyapileofwhiteuniforms,helethimselfcryout:

           Asoundofcornered-animalfearandhateandsurrenderddefiance,thatifyouevertrailedcoonorcougarorlynxislikethelastsoundthetreedandshotandfallinganimalmakesasthedogsgethim,whenhefinallydoesn’tcareanymoreaboutanythingbuthimselfandhisdying.

           Ihungaroundanothercoupleofweekstoseewhatwastocome.Everythingwaschanging.SefeltandFredricksonsignedouttogetherAgainstMedicalAdvice,andtwodayslateranotherthreeAcutesleft,andsixmoretransferredtoanotherward.TherewasalotofinvestigationaboutthepartyonthewardandaboutBilly’sdeath,andthedoctorwasinformedthathisresignationwouldbeaccepted,andheinformedthemthattheywouldhavetogothewholewayandcanhimiftheywantedhimout.

           TheBigNursewasoverinMedicalforaweek,soforawhilewehadthelittleJapnursefromDisturbedrunningtheward;thatgavetheguysachancetochangealotofthewardpolicy.BythetimetheBigNursecameback,Hardinghadevengotthetubroombackopenandwasintheredealingblackjackhimself,tryingtomakethatairy,thinvoiceofhissoundlikeMcMurphy’sauctioneerbellow.Hewasdealingwhenheheardherkeyhitthelock.

           Weallleftthetubroomandcameoutinthehalltomeether,toaskaboutMcMurphy.Shejumpedbacktwostepswhenweapproached,andIthoughtforasecondshemightrun.