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with the drugs. Drugs that will make me sleep. Sleep is bad. Bad dreams tor-
ment me.
Me The author
Patient log 4
The patient was distressed today. For this reason, the doctors went in to in-
vestigate. Upon entering the room, they found the scattered pages and index
cards of what seems to be a handwritten book. Each of the pages and cards was
assigned a numbered so we assembled them to help understand what the patient
was thinking. It seems the index cards are separated into four parts and form a
poem. The other pages seem to be the patient interpreting the poem that they
wrote. Interestingly, the patient did not use their own name while writing. For
the forward, it is written under the alias Charles Kinbote. The poem is said to
be written by a John Shade. Lastly, the commentary is once again said to be
done by Charles Kinbote. There are many times within the book that it becomes
clear that it is written by a raving lunatic (that is the technical term).
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