K-Pax (122 page)
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wil
l
retur
n
som
e
day
.
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y
hi
s
ow
n
calculation
s
h
e
i
s
du
e
agai
n
soon
.
Giselle
,
wh
o
ha
s
been
waitin
g
patientl
y
fo
r
him
,
ha
s
n
o
doubt
s
whatsoever
,
no
r
d
o
an
y
o
f
th
e
patients
,
no
r
mos
t
o
f
th
e
staff
,
who
kee
p
hi
s
dar
k
glasse
s
o
n
th
e
littl
e
dresse
r
besid
e
Robert'
s
bed
.
An
d
sometime
s
a
t
nigh
t
I
g
o
ou
t
an
d
look
u
p
a
t
th
e
sky
,
towar
d
th
e
constellatio
n
Lyra
,
an
d
I
wonder....
Acknowledgment
I
a
m
indebte
d
t
o
man
y
individual
s
fo
r
thei
r
generou
s
assistance
,
especiall
y
Joh
n
Davis
,
M.D.
,
for
helpfu
l
discussions
,
an
d
Re
a
Wilmshurst
,
C
.
A
.
Silber
,
Burto
n
H
.
Brody
,
an
d
Rober
t
Brewe
r
fo
r
critical
reading
s
o
f
th
e
manuscript
.
I
als
o
than
k
m
y
editor
s
Rober
t
Wyat
t
an
d
Iri
s
Bas
s
fo
r
thei
r
enormou
s
skill
an
d
excellen
t
advice
,
Id
a
Giragossia
n
fo
r
suggestin
g
I
giv
e
the
m
a
try
,
an
d
Annett
e
Johnso
n
an
d
Susan
Abramowit
z
fo
r
thei
r
selfles
s
effort
s
o
n
m
y
behalf
.
And
,
a
s
always
,
m
y
wif
e
Kare
n
fo
r
he
r
unflagging
suppor
t
o
f
everythin
g
I
hav
e
eve
r
done.
Glossary
Angstro
m
(on
e
ten-milliont
h
o
f
a
millimeter)
ADR
O
-
a
K-PAXia
n
grain
AFFEC
T
-
th
e
emotiona
l
stat
e
o
r
demeano
r
o
f
a
psychiatri
c
patient
AGAP
E
-
a
sta
r
i
n
th
e
constellatio
n
Lyra
AIKID
O
-
a
Japanes
e
for
m
o
f
self-defens
e
involvin
g
th
e
throwin
g
o
f
one'
s
opponent
ANAMNESI
S
-
th
e
recollectio
n
o
f
pas
t
event
s
AP-
a
small
,
elephant-lik
e
being
APHASI
A
-
inabilit
y
t
o
spea
k
o
r
understan
d
spoke
n
o
r
writte
n
language
BALNO
K
-
a
large-leafe
d
K-PAXia
n
tree
BRO
T
-
a
n
or
f
(
a
progenito
r
o
f
th
e
dremers
)
c-th
e
spee
d
o
f
ligh
t
(186,00
0
mile
s
pe
r
second)
CHORE
A
-
a
diseas
e
o
f
th
e
nervou
s
syste
m
characterize
d
b
y
jerky
,
involuntar
y
movements
CONFABULATIO
N
-
th
e
replacemen
t
o
f
a
ga
p
i
n
one'
s
memor
y
b
y
somethin
g
h
e
o
r
sh
e
believes
t
o
b
e
true
COPROPHILI
A
-
a
n
obsessio
n
wit
h
feces
DELUSIO
N
-
a
fals
e
belie
f
tha
t
i
s
resistan
t
t
o
reaso
n
o
r
confrontatio
n
wit
h
actua
l
fact
DRA
K
-
a
re
d
grai
n
havin
g
a
nutt
y
flavor
DREME
R
-
a
K-PAXia
n
o
f
prot'
s
species
ELECTROCONVULSIV
E
THERAP
Y
(ECT)-electri
c
shoc
k
treatmen
t
use
d
i
n
case
s
o
f
acute depression
ELECTROENCEPHALOGRA
M
(EEG)-
a
graphica
l
representatio
n
o
f
th
e
electrica
l
activit
y
o
f
the
brain
EM-
a
large
,
frog-lik
e
bein
g
wh
o
live
s
i
n
trees
FLE
D
-a
n
undescribe
d
K-PAXia
n
being
FLO
R
-a
n
inhabite
d
plane
t
i
n
th
e
constellatio
n
Leo
HOM-
a
K-PAXia
n
insect
HYPNOSIS-a
n
induce
d
trance-lik
e
stat
e
producin
g
vivi
d
recollectio
n
alon
g
wit
h
a
n
enhanced
susceptibility
t
o
outsid
e
suggestion
JART-
a
measuremen
t
o
f
distanc
e
(equivalen
t
t
o
0.21
4
miles)
K-MON-one
o
f
th
e
tw
o
sun
s
o
f
K-PA
X
(als
o
calle
d
Agape)
KORM-
a
bird-lik
e
being
K-PA
X
-
a
plane
t
i
n
th
e
constellatio
n
Lyra
KREE-
a
K-PAXia
n
vegetable
,
muc
h
lik
e
a
leek