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Ron had surmounted the instabilities of youth and had now
resigned himself to the responsible, yet creative,lifestyle of
an upper-echelon federal employee.
One conquered instability of his youth was a drug habit
which Ronald had acquired during his nondirectional college
years. The drug that he once used, KTC-'41, was the twenty-
first century descendent of marijuana; it was inhaled by almost
everyone, including many of McGowan's superiors in Washington.
The chemical structure of KTC was similar to that of innocuous
protein, and it did produce a very enjoyable euphoria. Unfor-
tunately, it was physically addicting. After becoming twenty-
five, he had decided to relinquish the habit for a number of
reasons; partly to improve his mental alertness, but primarily
for the effects of a major change. His voluntary withdrawal
had been hellish but, with determination and electro-Freudian
therapy, he now imbibed cocaine and bourbon only on weekends.
Perhaps Ron had also transcended the need for feminine
company; there had not been a woman in his life for some three
years. For reasons he could not comprehend, although he tried,
interacting with females always left him confused and dissatis-
fied. He was not a homosexual; his Hefner-Hilton membership
suggested that. Inside the franchised Super-Bunny Palaces,
uncomplicated, competent sex and stylized conversation were
available to him from girls with whom Ron had an avuncular
relationship.
Ron often doubted that he had a life-sustaining force
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Hill, Billy Bob. Three Original Short Stories and a Critical Analysis, thesis, August 1979; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663261/m1/6/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .