She asked if we were calm enough for her to take off the cuffs, and Mc…

Ken Kesey
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She asked if we were calm enough for her to take off the cuffs, and McMurphy nodded. He had slumped over with his head hung and his elbows between his knees and looked completely exhausted--it hadn't occurred to me that it was just as hard for him to stand straight as it was for me. ✨ Ken Kesey (2012). One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: 50th Anniversary Edition, p.249, Penguin
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