...which was rather unfortunate, seeing as any form of relations strictly beyond conversational ones were prohibited in all 50 states. He didn't mind, though, as he was growing bored of the drab hospital anyhow, and the next morning he tossed his alarm clock and his toothpaste into a handkerchief, tied it to a pole, and walked down the railroad tracks, humming a familar tune whic h was oddly reminiscent of...