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Slaughterhouse-Five Chapter 5, Section 53

Chapter 5, Section 53

Billy is confused and starts wondering where he should go next.
He hears someone crying and goes toward the sound. He's approaching one of the camp toilets.
On the latrine wall he sees a beautifully painted sign: "Please Leave This Latrine As Tidy As You Found It" (5.53.5).
The crying is coming from inside the latrine. All of the American soldiers have diarrhea thanks to the rich food the English officers gave them at the feast.
One of the crying Americans is the author of this very book.
Billy staggers away from the latrine and toward the prison hospital.
He goes through the hospital door and back into his honeymoon.
Valencia says she has missed him.

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