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''"A '''sieve'''?" I asked.''
''"Right," said Fats, "he lets everyone through. At Bellevue half the ones Howie admitted would have been [[Turf|turfed]] out by the receptionist. Or they would have been too embarrassed to come in. New Yorkers have some [[Pride|pride]], especially when it comes to degradation. Howie's been letting through six [[Admission|admissions]] per tern per day. These poor boys are on their knees. They were your friends, remember?"''
''"They still are," I said. "What can I do?"''