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B U G 87 Hangman Since birth, one masked doctor after another clutching at your ankles, holding you upside down. In a breeze of fluttering eyelids, groups of trembling medical students look up to you, gathered around your head in a huddle. How did you go deaf? Be a role model. How did you learn to talk? You can see the backs of their teeth. Can you drive a car? Another office Christmas party, still with no clothes on. Each squeeze during handshakes barely controlled (pull yourself upright, poke out the doctor’s eyes!), each smile suppressing the urge to spit when spanked. One bad slap breaks the spine. Tiny arms go limp—another example. Only the ones judged fit survive. ...

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