"...Yes, I did work in the
   ER last night, Marge. And
   nights like that make me  |\
   want to just go home, and | \
   never come back!"         |  |
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      ))o o((    @@O-O@@   \ | O|
      ((\o/))     @\-/@     \|  |
   (\ / \_/ \    / \_/ \     \  |
    \\\(_ _)/\  /\/   \/\     \ | \
     \//   \//  ||\_ _/||      \|
      /_____\)  (//   \\)       \      \
       | |\ \    /_____\         \
       / // )     | | |           \
      /_//_/      /_/_|            \
      \_)|_)     (_/(_)             \


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   "Well, tell me about        
        it, Janet."     \  |   \
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       /_+_\      /_+_\     \       |\
      ))o o((    @@O-O@@     \   \  | \
      ((\-/))     @\o/@       \     |  |
      / \_/ \    / \_/ \       \    |  |
     /\(_ _)/\  /\/   \/\       \   |  | \
     \\/   \//  ||\_ _/||        \  | O|
     (/_____\)  (//   \\)         \ |  |
       | | |     /_____\           \|  |
       ( \ \      | | |             \  |
        \_\_\     |_\_\              \ |
        (_\(_)    (_)\_)              \|



& & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & &
 & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & &

 "It was just terrible... They brought
  in this guy -- young fellow, not over
  twenty-five. He'd been killed in some
  brawl outside of a bar, and was just
   left laying in the parking lot..."
            /                   
           /                 |  |
        ___        ___       |  |
       /_+_\      /_+_\   \\ | O|  \
      ))o o((    @@O-O@@   \ |  |
      ((\o/))     @\-/@     \|  |
      / \_/ \    / \_/ \     \  |
     /\(_ _)/\  /\/   \/\     \ | \
    // /   \//  ||\_ _/||      \|
   (/ /_____\)  (//   \\)       \      \
       | |\ \    /_____\         \
       / // )     | | |           \
      /_//_/      /_/_|            \
      \_)|_)     (_/(_)             \


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   "...He wasn't quite dead when
    the ambulance brought him in,
    but he didn't have a chance..."
           /              |
        ___        ___    |  |
       /_+_\      /_+_\   \  |          \
      ))o o((    @@O-O@@   \ |
      ((\o/))     @\o/@     \|
      / \_/ \ (\ / \_/ \ \   \
     /\(_ _)/\ \\\/   \/\ "It happens."
     \\/   \ \\ \/\_ _/||      \
     (/_____\ \)  /   \\)       \      \
       | |\ \    /_____\         \
       / // )     | | |           \
      /_//_/      /_/_|            \
      \_)|_)     (_/(_)             \


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   "...Well, it was late, and the staff
    were all pretty callous about every-
    thing. This patient was a nobody.
    The police had also came in with the        
    ambulance, because it was a criminal
    case. Since they hadn't caught whoever
    else was involved, they kind of acted
      like the victim was to blame..."
            /
        ___        ___     \|        
       /_+_\      /_+_\     \       |\
      ))o o((    @@O-O@@     \ \    | \
      ((\o/))     @\-/@       \     |  |
      / \_/ \ /) / \_/ \       \    |  |
     /\(_ _)/// /\/   \/\       \   |  |  \
     \\/   \\/  ||\_ _/||        \  | O|
     (/_____\   (//   \\)         \ |  |
       | | |     /_____\           \|  |
       ( \ \      | | |             \  |
        \_\_\     |_\_\              \ |
        (_\(_)    (_)\_)              \|


@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 
 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @


   "...Anyway, after the doctor declared him
    deceased, he and the policemen began to
    go through his pockets, looking for some
    kind of identification. This one officer
     found a marijuana "joint" in the guy's
      pocket. And you know what he said?"
            /                   
           /                 |  |
        ___        ___       |  |
       /_+_\      /_+_\   \\ | O|  \
      ))o o((    @@O-O@@   \ |  |
      ((\o/))     @\-/@     \|  |
      / \_/ \    / \_/ \     \  |
     /\(_ _)/\  /\/   \/\     \ | \
    // /   \//  ||\_ _/||      \|
   (/ /_____\)  (//   \\)       \      \
       | |\ \    /_____\         \
       / // )     | | |           \
      /_//_/      /_/_|            \
      \_)|_)     (_/(_)             \


? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?


        "...He said,"Well, we got him for THIS,
         at least"... GOT WHAT? I wanted to just
         scream out that this was a poor dead man,
         not some possible misdemeanor violator!
         Whatever his problems might have been,
         HE was the one who was DEAD. Somewhere,
         he probably has a family. I hardly think
         the discovery of a joint on his person
         really mattered, anymore! The disreguard
         some people show for the premature end of
         a man's life is too much for me. I was
          so ashamed at their lack of respect!..."
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    / |      /             \
   |  |     /  ___        ___
   |  |  / /  /@@@\      /)))\
   | O|   /  @@@@@@@    )))((((
   |  |  /    @@@@@     ((())))
   |  | /    /     \    /((())\(\
   |  |/    /\/   \/\  /\/___\///
/  |  /     \\\___/|| // /   \\/
   | /      (//   \\)(/ /_____\
   |/        /_____\     | | |
   /         / / \ \     ) / |
  /         /_/  /_/    /_/|_|
 /          |_)  |_)    \_)(_)
/


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  "Did you say anything?"
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      ))- -((    @@O-O@@     \   \  | \
      ((\-/))     @\o/@       \     |  |
      / \_/ \    / \_/ \       \    |  |
     /\(_ _)/\  /\/   \/\       \   |  | \
     \\/   \//  ||\_ _/||        \  | O|
     (/_____\)  (//   \\)         \ |  |
       | | |     /_____\           \|  |
       ( \ \      | | |             \  |
        \_\_\     |_\_\              \ |
        (_\(_)    (_)\_)              \|


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        "I'm afraid so... I looked him right in
         the eye and said, "Well, why don't you
         get the cuffs on him, before he jumps
                up and runs away"."
  /      /                \
             /             \
  /|        /  ___        ___
 / |     / /  /@@@\      /)))\
/  |      /  @@@@@@@    )))((((
   | /   /    @@@@@     ((())))
  O|    /    /     \    /)))((\
   |   /    /\/   \/\  /\/___\/\
   |  /     \\\___/|| // /   \//
   | /      (//   \\)(/ /_____\)
   |/        /_____\     | | |
   /         / / \ \     ) / |
  /         /_/  /_/    /_/|_|
|/          |_)  |_)    \_)(_)
/


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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
                
    "That was all pretty horrible. You aren't
     really thinking about quitting though,
            are you Janet?"
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        ___        ___       |  |
       /_+_\      /_+_\   \\ | O|  \
      ))o o((    @@O-O@@   \ |  |
      ((\-/))     @\o/@     \|  |
      / \_/ \ (\ / \_/ \     \  |
     /\(_ _)/\ \\\/   \/\     \ | \
    // /   \//  \/\_ _/||      \|
   (/ /_____\)    /   \\)       \      \
       | |\ \    /_____\         \
       / // )     | | |           \
      /_//_/      /_/_|            \
      \_)|_)     (_/(_)             \



? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?




    "Of course not... If we didn't
        care, who would?"
           /              |
        ___        ___    |  |
       /_+_\      /_+_\   \  |          \
      ))o o((    @@O-O@@   \ |
      ((\o/))     @\-/@     \|
      / \_/ \    / \_/ \     \   \
     /\(_ _)/\  /\/   \/\     \
     \\/   \ \\ ||\_ _/||      \
     (/_____\ \)(//   \\)       \      \
       / /| |    /_____\         \
       ( \ \      | | |           \
        \_\_\     |_\_\            \
        (_\(_)    (_)\_)            \


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