Alphabet House
“Herr Devers was a heavy man and it was difficult to haul him out of bed. The blanket on his own bed was turned back, ready to receive his roommate. Then he put Devers’ dressing gown in the empty bed and moulded it carefully into the shape of a reclining body, pulled the blanket up over it, put on his own dressing gown and left the room after having made sure there was no one in the hallway who hadn’t any business there. It was just before seven in the evening. Their overcooked dinner had been r...apidly consumed. A number of emergency drills had put the staff into a flurry most of the day. At first Bryan thought it was for real, that they were all about to be evacuated. Then self-reproach gave way to curses as he realised a chance to escape had been lost.But the nursing aides smiled, and even Vonnegut stuck his head into his room and grinned. The night medicine had already been distributed, several hours earlier than usual.The time had come. The guards in the hall almost laughed as he stood himself in the corridor, scratching his neck and looking lost.MoreLess
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