Aus dem Leben der Marionetten
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were practised in a closed
social ritualistic pattern...

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in which the consumption
of drugs and alcohol...

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is an acceptable, yes,
even recommended outlet.

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Maybe nothing would have happened
if he'd stayed in his milieu.

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The catastrophe occurs the moment
he has contact with the prostitute.

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All becomes possible.
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Anything could have triggered it.
A word, a gesture, a tone of voice.

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He had an emotional blackout,
during which he killed the girl.

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And in a presumably
ecstatic moment...

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Egermann consummates
the sexual act with the dead girl.

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The emotional avalanche
has now been set free.

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You only possess or have control
over the person you have killed.

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The patient broke all social
and emotional taboos...

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and is now a potential
suicide case himself.

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He is subject to the same
rule that l just enumerated:

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Only he who kills himself
has total control over himself.

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Right after he gets up...
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after breakfast
and making his bed -

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he gets up before the others -
he starts up his chess program.

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He chooses a difficult level on the
computer and plays for several days.

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He is very polite to the staff,
but at the same time very reserved.

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He grooms his body meticulously and
cleans his room at least once a day.

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He treats his bedspread
with special care.

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lt takes him 15 minutes to get it
as flat and smooth as he wants it.


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