Talking with doctors -- Please give him back his copay -- The worst-case scenario -- Forewarned, four-armed -- Chatter in the infield -- No dye -- Eve's offering -- Three words he's not afraid to say -- Whose pathology is it? -- An orderly inquiry -- The putting out of eyes -- Traffic -- No dye, again -- Unwritten letters -- Parallel parking -- Something is wrong with you -- Is that your tumor talking? -- Higher court ruling -- Two very different kinds of people -- Nothing palliative -- A shadow of opportunity -- Contradiction -- Stuffed animal -- New York, New York -- Hopes and prayers -- He can do things no one else can -- Perseverance and serendipity -- On a first-name basis -- Help! I need somebody -- Not just anybody -- He will operate on anyone who lets him -- What you don't want -- what I deserve -- Now these days are gone, I'm not so self-assured -- These little town blues -- Saying good-bye -- Street fight -- These vagabond shoes -- Start spreading the news -- Return of the stuffed animal -- In human hands -- Life without parole -- False bottom -- Coming and going before the graveyard -- Life-and-death dialogues
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-197)
