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              Ïåğåâîä ñ àíãëèéñêîãî Í. Áóäàâåé è İ. Øàõîâîé


     ß?  Íåò, ÿ íå ñóìàñøåäøèé. ß çäåñü çà àññèñòåíòà. Ïğîñòî íå çíàş, ÷òî
äåëàëè áû áåç ìåíÿ ìèññ Êåëñè è  ìèññ Äæîíñ.  Â  ıòîé ïàëàòå äâàäöàòü ïÿòü
ñëàáîóìíûõ, ñàìûõ òÿæåëûõ, êàêèå òîëüêî ìîãóò áûòü. Êòî áû èõ âñåõ êîğìèë,
åñëè áû íå ÿ?  Ìíå íğàâèòñÿ êîğìèòü ñëàáîóìíûõ.  Îíè íå äîñòàâëÿşò íèêàêèõ
õëîïîò.  Äà îíè è íå ìîãóò.  Ó âñåõ ó íèõ ÷òî-íèáóäü íå â ïîğÿäêå ñ ğóêàìè
èëè íîãàìè,  è  îíè íå óìåşò ãîâîğèòü.  Îíè î÷åíü ïëîõè.  À ÿ ìîãó õîäèòü,
ğàçãîâàğèâàòü è  äåëàòü âñå,  ÷òî óãîäíî.  Ñî  ñëàáîóìíûìè íàäî îáğàùàòüñÿ
î÷åíü îñòîğîæíî,  è  íå  ñëåäóåò êîğìèòü èõ  ñëèøêîì áûñòğî.  À  íå òî îíè
ïîäàâÿòñÿ.  Ìèññ Äæîíñ ãîâîğèò,  ÷òî ÿ â ıòîì áîëüøîé çíàòîê.  Êàæäûé ğàç,
êîãäà â  ïğèşò ïğèõîäèò íîâàÿ íÿíÿ,  ÿ  ó÷ó  åå,  êàê  ıòî äåëàòü.  Âîò óæ
ñìåõó-òî  áûâàåò,  êîãäà íîâåíüêàÿ íà÷èíàåò èõ êîğìèòü!  Îíà êîğìèò èõ òàê
ìåäëåííî è  îñòîğîæíî,  ÷òî,  ïîêà óñïåâàåò çàïèõíóòü èì  â  ğîò  çàâòğàê,
ïîäõîäèò âğåìÿ óæèíà.  Òîãäà ÿ  íà÷èíàş ó÷èòü åå,  âåäü ÿ  áîëüøîé çíàòîê.
Äîêòîğ Äàëğèìïë òîæå ïîäòâåğæäàåò ıòî,  à  óæ åìó ëè íå çíàòü.  Ñëàáîóìíûé
ìîæåò åñòü âäâîå áûñòğåå, åñëè óìåşò ê íåìó ïîäîéòè.
     Ìåíÿ çîâóò Òîì.  Ìíå äâàäöàòü âîñåìü ëåò.  Â íàøåì çàâåäåíèè ìåíÿ âñå
çíàşò. Âåäü ıòî ñïåöèàëüíîå çàâåäåíèå. Îíî íàõîäèòñÿ â øòàòå Êàëèôîğíèÿ, è
èì çàïğàâëÿşò ìåñòíûå ïîëèòèêàíû.  Äà,  äà,  ÿ çíàş.  ß æèâó òóò óæå î÷åíü
äàâíî.  Ìíå âñå äîâåğÿşò.  Ìíå òî è äåëî äàşò êàêèå-íèáóäü ïîğó÷åíèÿ,  è ÿ
áåãàş ïî âñåìó äîìó,  åñëè,  êîíå÷íî,  íå çàíÿò ñî ñëàáîóìíûìè. ß èõ î÷åíü
ëşáëş.  Êîãäà ÿ ñ íèìè,  òî ëèøíèé ğàç óáåæäàşñü â òîì, êàêîå ñ÷àñòüå, ÷òî
ñàì ÿ íå ñëàáîóìíûé.
     Ìíå íğàâèòñÿ çäåñü, â íàøåì äîìå. À çà åãî ñòåíàìè íå íğàâèòñÿ. ß óæå
ïîáûâàë òàì îäíàæäû è âåğíóëñÿ, è ìåíÿ âçÿëè îáğàòíî. ß ëşáëş æèòü äîìà, à
ëó÷øåãî äîìà,  ÷åì ıòîò,  íå ñûùåøü.  È  íà ñëàáîóìíîãî ÿ  íå ïîõîæ,  âåäü
ïğàâäà?  İòî æå âèäíî ñ ïåğâîãî âçãëÿäà.  ß àññèñòåíò. À äëÿ òğîíóòîãî ıòî
÷òî-íèáóäü äà çíà÷èò.  ×òî òàêîå òğîíóòûé?  Äà âåäü ıòî æå íåíîğìàëüíûé! ß
äóìàë, âû çíàåòå. Ìû âñå çäåñü òğîíóòûå.
     Íî ÿ  òğîíóòûé âûñøåãî ğàçğÿäà.  Äîêòîğ Äàëğèìïë äàæå ãîâîğèò,  ÷òî ÿ
ñëèøêîì óìåí äëÿ íàøåãî çàâåäåíèÿ,  íî  ÿ  íèêîìó íå  ğàññêàçûâàş îá ıòîì.
Ïî-ìîåìó,  ó  íàñ  çäåñü  ñîâñåì íåïëîõî.  È  ñî  ìíîé  íèêîãäà íå  áûâàåò
ïğèïàäêîâ,  íå  òî  ÷òî  ñ  äğóãèìè òğîíóòûìè.  Âèäèòå  âîí  òîò  äîì,  çà
äåğåâüÿìè?   íåì æèâóò ïğèïàäî÷íûå âûñøåãî ğàçğÿäà. Îíè óæàñíûå çàäàâàëû,
ïîòîìó  ÷òî  îíè  íå  ïğîñòûå òğîíóòûå.  Îíè  íàçûâàşò ñâîé  äîì  êëóáîì è
óâåğÿşò,  ÷òî îíè íè÷óòü íå õóæå òåõ, ÷òî æèâóò íà âîëå, ğàçâå ÷òî íåìíîãî
íåçäîğîâû.  ß íå î÷åíü èõ ëşáëş. Âñåãäà íàñìåõàşòñÿ íàäî ìíîé, åñëè òîëüêî
íå êîğ÷àòñÿ â ïğèïàäêå. Íî ìíå íàïëåâàòü. Óæ ÿ-òî íå õëîïíóñü â ïğèïàäîê è
íå  áóäó áèòüñÿ ãîëîâîé îá ñòåíêó.  À  èíîãäà îíè âäğóã íà÷èíàşò íîñèòüñÿ,
êàê ñóìàñøåäøèå,  ïî êîìíàòå, ñëîâíî èùóò, ãäå áû ïğèñåñòü. Íî íå ñàäÿòñÿ.
Ïğèïàäî÷íûå íèçøåãî ğàçğÿäà îòâğàòèòåëüíû,  à  ïğèïàäî÷íûå âûñøåãî ğàçğÿäà
âå÷íî çàäèğàşò íîñ.  ß  ğàä,  ÷òî  ÿ  íå  ïğèïàäî÷íûé.  Íè÷åãî â  íèõ  íåò
îñîáåííîãî. Òîëüêî è äåëàşò, ÷òî áîëòàşò.
     Ìèññ Êåëñè óòâåğæäàåò,  ÷òî ÿ òîæå ìíîãî áîëòàş. Íî ÿ ãîâîğş ğàçóìíûå
âåùè,  à íè îäèí òğîíóòûé íà ıòî íå ñïîñîáåí. Äîêòîğ Äàëğèìïë ãîâîğèò, ÷òî
ó ìåíÿ äàğ êğàñíîğå÷èÿ. Äà ÿ è ñàì ıòî çíàş. Âû áû òîëüêî ïîñëóøàëè, êàê ÿ
ğàçãîâàğèâàş ñàì ñ ñîáîé èëè ñî ñëàáîóìíûìè. Èíîãäà ìíå ïğèõîäèò â ãîëîâó,
÷òî  íåïëîõî áû  ñòàòü  ïîëèòè÷åñêèì äåÿòåëåì,  äà  òîëüêî  î÷åíü  óæ  ıòî
õëîïîòíîå çàíÿòèå. Âñå îíè áîëüøèå ãîâîğóíû, íà òîì è äåğæàòñÿ.
     Ñóìàñøåäøèõ â íàøåì çàâåäåíèè íåò. Âñå ïğîñòî íåìíîãî íå â ñâîåì óìå.
Ïğåçàáàâíûå ñöåíêè èíîãäà íàáëşäàåøü.  Âîò  ïîñëóøàéòå.  Ó  íàñ çäåñü åñòü
äåâèöû -  ÷åëîâåê äåâÿòü -  äâåíàäöàòü,  è  âñå èç âûñøåãî ğàçğÿäà,  -  èì
ïîğó÷åíî íàêğûâàòü ñòîëû ê  îáåäó.  Èíîãäà,  óïğàâèâøèñü äî  âğåìåíè,  îíè
óñàæèâàşòñÿ â  êğóæîê è  ïğèíèìàşòñÿ áîëòàòü.  À  ÿ  òèõîíüêî ïîäêğàäóñü ê
äâåğè è ñëóøàş.  Âîò ïîòåõà-òî,  ïîìåğåòü ìîæíî ñî ñìåõó.  Õîòèòå çíàòü, î
÷åì  îíè  ãîâîğÿò?  Ñíà÷àëà îíè  äîëãî-äîëãî  ñèäÿò è  ìîë÷àò.  Ïîòîì îäíà
ïğîèçíîñèò:  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