Міжзірковий мандрівник
Chapter 9
ImadethemistakeoftellingJakethetrickwhenhewasstrong.Ofcourse,hecouldnotpullitoff,andinthetimessincewhenhedidneedit,itwastoolate,forhisfirstfailurehadqueeredit.Hewon’tevenbelieveitnow.HethinksIamkiddinghim.Ain’tthatright,Jake?”
AndfromcellthirteenJakerappedback,“Don’tswallowit,Darrell.It’sasurefairystory.”
“Goonandtellme,”IrappedtoMorrell.
“ThatiswhyIwaitedforyoutogetrealweak,”hecontinued.“Nowyouneedit,andIamgoingtotellyou.It’suptoyou.Ifyouhavegotthewillyoucandoit.I’vedoneitthreetimes,andIknow.”
“Well,whatisit?”Irappedeagerly.
“Thetrickistodieinthejacket,towillyourselftodie.Iknowyoudon’tgetmeyet,butwait.Youknowhowyougetnumbinthejacket—howyourarmoryourleggoestosleep.Nowyoucan’thelpthat,butyoucantakeitfortheideaandimproveonit.Don’twaitforyourlegsoranythingtogotosleep.Youlieonyourbackascomfortableasyoucanget,andyoubegintouseyourwill.
“Andthisistheideayoumustthinktoyourself,andthatyoumustbelieveallthetimeyou’rethinkingit.Ifyoudon’tbelieve,thenthere’snothingtoit.