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Slaughterhouse-Five Chapter 2, Section 8

By Kurt Vonnegut

Chapter 2, Section 8

Billy is typing on a massive old typewriter in the rumpus room.
The heat has gone out in his house, but Billy hasn't noticed.
The cockles of his heart are burning with joy: Billy is going to comfort everyone with his truth about time.
His daughter, meanwhile, comes into the house looking for Billy.
She panics when Billy doesn't answer, thinking that he's lying dead somewhere.
But he's not dead; he's in the rumpus room.