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Ward
s
On
e
an
d
Tw
o
ar
e
no
t
restricte
d
i
n
mos
t
cases
,
an
d
th
e
patient
s
ar
e
fre
e
t
o
mingle
.
I
n
practice,
thi
s
take
s
plac
e
primaril
y
i
n
th
e
exercise/recreatio
n
an
d
dinin
g
room
s
(Ward
s
Thre
e
an
d
Fou
r
maintain
separat
e
facilities)
.
Withi
n
eac
h
ward
,
o
f
course
,
ther
e
ar
e
segregate
d
sleepin
g
an
d
bathin
g
area
s
fo
r
men
an
d
women
.
Th
e
staff
,
incidentally
,
maintain
s
office
s
an
d
examinin
g
room
s
o
n
th
e
fift
h
floor
;
i
t
i
s
a
commo
n
jok
e
amon
g
th
e
patient
s
tha
t
w
e
ar
e
th
e
crazies
t
inmate
s
o
f
all
.
Finally
,
th
e
kitchen
s
ar
e
spread
ove
r
severa
l
floors
,
th
e
laundry
,
heating
,
air-conditioning
,
an
d
maintenanc
e
facilitie
s
ar
e
locate
d
i
n
the
basement
,
an
d
ther
e
i
s
a
n
amphitheate
r
o
n
(an
d
between
)
th
e
firs
t
an
d
secon
d
floors
,
fo
r
classe
s
and
seminars.
Befor
e
becomin
g
actin
g
directo
r
o
f
th
e
hospita
l
I
usuall
y
spen
t
a
n
hou
r
o
r
tw
o
eac
h
wee
k
i
n
the
ward
s
jus
t
talkin
g
wit
h
m
y
patients
,
o
n
a
n
informa
l
basis
,
t
o
ge
t
a
sens
e
o
f
thei
r
rat
e
o
f
progress
,
i
f
any.
Unfortunately
,
th
e
pres
s
o
f
administrativ
e
dutie
s
pu
t
a
n
en
d
t
o
tha
t
custom
,
bu
t
I
stil
l
tr
y
t
o
hav
e
lunc
h
with the
m
occasionall
y
an
d
han
g
aroun
d
unti
l
m
y
firs
t
intervie
w
o
r
committe
e
meetin
g
o
r
afternoo
n
lecture
.
On
th
e
da
y
afte
r
th
e
Memoria
l
Da
y
weeken
d
I
decide
d
t
o
ea
t
i
n
War
d
Thre
e
befor
e
lookin
g
ove
r
m
y
notes
fo
r
m
y
thre
e
o'cloc
k
class.
Beside
s
th
e
autist
s
an
d
catatonics
,
thi
s
war
d
i
s
populate
d
b
y
patient
s
wit
h
certai
n
disorder
s
which
woul
d
mak
e
i
t
difficul
t
fo
r
the
m
t
o
interac
t
wit
h
thos
e
i
n
Ward
s
On
e
an
d
Two
.
Fo
r
example
,
ther
e
are
severa
l
compulsiv
e
eaters
,
wh
o
wil
l
devou
r
anythin
g
the
y
ca
n
ge
t
thei
r
hand
s
on-rocks
,
paper
,
weeds,
silverware
;
a
coprophagi
c
whos
e
onl
y
desir
e
i
s
t
o
consum
e
hi
s
own
,
an
d
sometime
s
others'
,
feces
;
an
d
a
numbe
r
o
f
patient
s
wit
h
sever
e
sexua
l
problems.
On
e
o
f
th
e
latter,
-
dubbe
d
"Whacky
"
b
y
a
comedi
c
studen
t
som
e
tim
e
ago
,
i
s
a
youn
g
ma
n
who diddle
s
wit
h
himsel
f
almos
t
constantly
.
Virtuall
y
anythin
g
set
s
hi
m
off
:
arms
,
legs
,
beds
,
bathrooms-you
nam
e
it.
Whack
y
i
s
th
e
so
n
o
f
a
prominen
t
Ne
w
Yor
k
attorne
y
an
d
hi
s
ex-wife
,
a
well-know
n
televisio
n
soap
oper
a
actress
.
A
s
fa
r
a
s
w
e
kno
w
h
e
enjoye
d
a
fairl
y
norma
l
childhood
,
i.e.
,
h
e
wasn'
t
sexuall
y
repressed
o
r
abuse
d
i
n
an
y
way
,
h
e
owne
d
a
Lione
l
trai
n
an
d
Lincol
n
logs
,
playe
d
basebal
l
an
d
basketball
,
like
d
to
read
,
h
e
ha
d
friends
.
I
n
hig
h
schoo
l
h
e
wa
s
sh
y
aroun
d
girls
,
bu
t
i
n
colleg
e
h
e
becam
e
engage
d
t
o
a
beautifu
l
coed
.
Althoug
h
convivia
l
an
d
outgoing
,
sh
e
wa
s
nevertheles
s
extremel
y
coquettish
,
leadin
g
him
o
n
an
d
o
n
bu
t
neve
r
quit
e
goin
g
"al
l
th
e
way.
"
Craze
d
wit
h
desire
,
Whack
y
remaine
d
a
s
virgina
l
as
Russel
l
fo
r
tw
o
agonizin
g
years-h
e
wa
s
savin
g
himsel
f
fo
r
th
e
woma
n
h
e
loved.