K-Pax (120 page)
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l
come
s
t
o
pra
y
wit
h
Rober
t
daily
.
H
e
ha
s
recovere
d
completel
y
fro
m
th
e
surgica
l
remova
l
o
f
a
gol
f
bal
l
siz
e
tumo
r
i
n
hi
s
colon
,
an
d
s
o
fa
r
ther
e
ha
s
bee
n
n
o
sig
n
o
f
a
recurrence.
E
d
i
s
doin
g
well
,
too
.
Ther
e
hav
e
bee
n
fe
w
violen
t
episode
s
sinc
e
prot'
s
departure
,
al
l
minor
,
an
d
he
ha
s
bee
n
transferre
d
t
o
War
d
Two
.
H
e
spend
s
mos
t
o
f
hi
s
tim
e
workin
g
i
n
th
e
flowe
r
garden
s
wit
h
La
Bell
e
Chatte.
Al
l
o
f
the
m
ar
e
waitin
g
patientl
y
fo
r
prot'
s
retur
n
an
d
th
e
journe
y
t
o
K-PAX
.
Excep
t
fo
r
Whacky,
wh
o
wa
s
recentl
y
reunite
d
wit
h
hi
s
forme
r
fiance
e
whe
n
he
r
husban
d
wa
s
returne
d
t
o
priso
n
fo
r
a
lengthy
stay
.
T
o
m
y
knowledg
e
n
o
on
e
ha
s
tol
d
Rober
t
abou
t
this
,
bu
t
perhaps
,
a
s
pro
t
undoubtedl
y
woul
d
have,
h
e
jus
t
knows.
Perhap
s
h
e
know
s
als
o
tha
t
Mrs
.
Trexle
r
i
s
retire
d
now
.
O
n
m
y
recommendatio
n
sh
e
ha
s
bee
n
seeing
a
psychoanalyst
,
an
d
sh
e
tell
s
m
e
sh
e
i
s
mor
e
a
t
peac
e
wit
h
hersel
f
tha
n
sh
e
ha
s
bee
n
i
n decades.
An
d
tha
t
Bett
y
McAlliste
r
becam
e
pregnan
t
shortl
y
befor
e
prot'
s
departure
,
an
d
i
s
no
w
th
e
mothe
r
of
triplets
.
Whethe
r
h
e
ha
d
anythin
g
t
o
d
o
wit
h
thi
s
I
can'
t
say.
O
f
cours
e
I'v
e
als
o
tol
d
hi
m
abou
t
m
y
daughte
r
Abby'
s
ne
w
job
,
no
w
tha
t
he
r
kid
s
ar
e
bot
h
in
school
,
a
s
edito
r
o
f
th
e
Princeton-base
d
Anima
l
Right
s
Forum-pro
t
woul
d
hav
e
like
d
that
.
An
d
about
Jenny
,
no
w
a
residen
t
i
n
interna
l
medicin
e
a
t
Stanford
,
wh
o
plan
s
t
o
sta
y
i
n
Californi
a
t
o
wor
k
wit
h
AIDS
patient
s
i
n
th
e
Sa
n
Francisc
o
area
.
He
r
sexua
l
preferenc
e
an
d
disinclinatio
n
t
o
produc
e
grandchildre
n
for
u
s
seem
s
o
f
microscopi
c
importanc
e
compare
d
t
o
he
r
dedicatio
n
t
o
helpin
g
others
,
an
d
I
a
m
ver
y
proud
o
f
her
,
A
s
I
a
m
o
f
Freddy
,
wh
o
i
s
appearin
g
a
t
th
e
tim
e
o
f
thi
s
writin
g
i
n
a
Broadwa
y
musical
.
H
e
live
s
in
Greenwic
h
Villag
e
wit
h
a
beautifu
l
youn
g
ballerina
,
an
d
we'v
e
see
n
mor
e
o
f
hi
m
i
n
th
e
las
t
yea
r
tha
n
i
n
all
thos
e
h
e
wa
s
a
n
airlin
e
pilo
t
combined.
Bu
t
I'
m
proudes
t
o
f
al
l
o
f
Wil
l
(h
e
doesn'
t
wan
t
t
o
b
e
calle
d
"Chip
"
anymore)
,
wh
o
ha
s
take
n
an
interes
t
i
n
Bil
l
an
d
Eilee
n
Siegel'
s
daughte
r
an
d
call
s
he
r
ever
y
day
,
muc
h
t
o
th
e
deligh
t
o
f
th
e
phone
company
.
I
hav
e
brough
t
hi
m
t
o
th
e
hospita
l
onc
e
o
r
twic
e
t
o
sho
w
hi
m
wha
t
hi
s
ol
d
ma
n
doe
s
fo
r
a
living
,
bu
t
whe
n
h
e
me
t
Gisell
e
h
e
decide
d
h
e
wante
d
t
o
becom
e
a
journalist
.
W
e
ar
e
ver
y
clos
e
now,
muc
h
mor
e
s
o
tha
n
I
wa
s
wit
h
Fre
d
an
d
th
e
girls
.
Fo
r
that
,
a
s
wit
h
s
o
man
y
othe
r
things
,
I
hav
e
pro
t
to
thank.
