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He had raked a big pile of rain´dampened leaves under the branch where the
wasps' nest rested�察�a deadlier fruit than the shrunken but tasty apples their
tree usually produced in late September�察�which was then still half a month away。
He lit the leaves。 The day was clear and windless。 The leaves smoldered but
didn't really burn�察�and they made a smell ! a fragrance that had echoed back to him
each fall when men in Saturday pants and light Windbreakers raked leaves
together and burned them。 A sweet smell with a bitter undertone�察�rich and
evocative。 The smoldering leaves produced great rafts of smoke that drifted up
to obscure the nest。
Their father had let the leaves smolder all that afternoon�察�drinking beer on
the porch and dropping the empty Black Label cans into his wife's plastic
floorbucket while his two older sons flanked him and little Jacky sat on the
steps at his feet�察�playing with his Bolo Bouncer and singing monotonously over
and over�此 �Your cheating heart 。。。 will make you weep 。。。 your cheating
heart 。。。 is gonna tell on you。;
At quarter of six�察�just before supper�察�Daddy had gone out to the apple tree
with his sons grouped carefully behind him。 In one hand he had a garden hoe。 He
knocked the leaves apart�察�leaving little clots spread around to smolder and die。
Then he reached the hoe handle up�察�weaving and blinking�察�and after two or three
tries he knocked the nest to the ground。
The boys fled for the safety of the porch�察�but Daddy only stood over the nest�察�
swaying and blinking down at it。 Jacky crept back to see。 A few wasps were
crawling sluggishly over the paper terrain of their property�察�but they were not
trying to fly。 From the inside of the nest�察�the black and alien place�察�came a
never´to´be´forgotten sound�此�a low�察�somnolent buzz�察�like the sound of high´
tension wires。
;Why don't they try to sting you�察�Daddy�拭─�he had asked。
;The smoke makes em drunk�察�Jacky。 Go get my gascan。;
He ran to fetch it。 Daddy doused the nest with amber gasoline。
;Now step away�察�Jacky�察�unless you want to lose your eyebrows。;
He had stepped away。 From somewhere in the voluminous folds of his white
overblouse�察�Daddy had produced a wooden kitchen match。 He lit it with his
thumbnail and flung it onto the nest。 There had been a white´orange explosion�察�
almost soundless in its ferocity。 Daddy had stepped away�察�cackling wildly。 The
wasps' nest had gone up in no time。
;Fire�察─�Daddy had said�察�turning to Jacky with a smile。 ;Fire will kill
anything。;
After supper the boys had e out in the day's waning light to stand solemnly
around the charred and blackened nest。 From the hot interior had e the sound
of wasp bodies popping like corn。
The pressure gauge stood at two´twenty。 A low iron wailing sound was building
up in the guts of the thing。 Jets of steam stood out erect in a hundred places
like porcupine quills。
��Fire will kill anything。��
Jack suddenly started。 He had been dozing off 。。。 and he had almost dozed
himself right into kingdom cone。 What in God's name had he been thinking of�拭�
Protecting the hotel was his job。 He was the caretaker。
A sweat of terror sprang to his hands so quickly that at first he missed his
grip on the large valve。 Then he curled his fingers around its spokes。 He
whirled it one turn�察�two�察�three。 There was a giant hiss of steam�察�dragon's
breath。 A warm tropical mist rose from beneath the boiler and veiled him。 For a
moment he could no longer see the dial but thought he must have waited too long�察�
the groaning�察�clanking sound inside the boiler increased�察�followed by a series
of heavy rattling sounds and the wrenching screech of metal。
When some of the steam blew away he saw that the pressure gauge had dropped
back to two hundred and was still sinking。 The jets of steam escaping around the
soldered patches began to lose their force。 The wrenching�察�grinding sounds began
to diminish。
One´ninety。。。 one´eighty 。。。 one seventy´five 。。。
��He was going downhill�察�going ninety miles an hour�察�when the whistle broke
into a scream ! ��
But he didn't think it would blow now。 The press was down to one´sixty。
�─ � they found him in the wreck with his hand on the throttle�察�he was scalded
to death by the steam。��
He stepped away from the boiler�察�breathing hard�察�trembling。 He looked at his
hands and saw that blisters were already rising on his palms。 Hell with the
blisters�察�he thought�察�and laughed shakily。 He had almost died with his hand on
the throttle�察�like Casey the engineer in ;The Wreck of the Old 97。; Worse still�察�
he would have killed the Overlook。 The final crashing failure。 He had failed as
a teacher�察�a writer�察�a husband�察�and a father。 He had even failed as a drunk。 But
you couldn't do much better in the old failure category than to blow up the
building you were supposed to be taking care of。 And this was no ordinary
building。
By no means。
Christ�察�but he needed a drink。
The press had dropped down to eighty psi。 Cautiously�察�wincing a little at the
pain in his hands�察�he closed the dump valve again。 But from now on the boiler
would have to be watched more closely than ever。 It might have been seriously
weakened。 He wouldn't trust it at more than one hundred psi for the rest of the
winter。 And if they were a little chilly�察�they would just have to grin and bear
it。
He had broken two of the blisters。 His hands throbbed like rotten teeth。
A drink。 A drink would fix him up�察�and there wasn't a thing in the goddamn
house besides cooking sherry。 At this point a drink would be medicinal。 That was
just it�察�by God。 An anesthetic。 He had done his duty and now he could use a
little anesthetic ! something stronger than Excedrin。 But there was nothing。
He remembered bottles glittering in the shadows。
He had saved the hotel。 The hotel would want to reward him。 He felt sure of
it。 He took his handkerchief out of his back pocket and went to the stairs。 He
rubbed at his mouth。 Just a little drink。 Just one。 To ease the pain。
He had served the Overlook�察�and now the Overlook would serve him。 He was sure
of it。 His feet on the stair risers were quick and eager�察�the hurrying steps of
a man who has e home from a long and bitter war。 It was 5��20 A。M。�察�MST。
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DAYLIGHT
Danny awoke with a muffled gasp from a terrible dream。 There had been an
explosion。 A fire。 The Overlook was burning up。 He and his mommy were watching
it from the front lawn。
Mommy had said�此 �Look�察�Danny�察�look at the hedges。;
He looked at them and they were all dead。 Their leaves had turned a suffocant
brown。 The tightly packed branches showed through like the skeletons of half´
dismembered corpses。 And then his daddy had burst out of the Overlook's big
double doors�察�and he was burning like a torch。 His clothes were in flames�察�his
skin had acquired a dark and sinister tan that was growing darker by the moment�察�
his hair was a burning bush。
That was when he woke up�察�his throat tight with fear�察�his hands clutching at
the sheet and blankets。 Had he screamed�拭�He looked over at his mother。 Wendy lay
on her side�察�the blankets up to her chin�察�a sheaf of straw´colored hair lying
against her cheek。 She looked like a child herself。 No�察�he hadn't screamed。
Lying in bed�察�looking upward�察�the nightmare began to drain away。 He had a
curious feeling that some great tragedy
��fire�拭�explosion�殖�
had been averted by inches。 He let his mind drift out�察�searching for his
daddy�察�and found him standing somewhere below。 In the lobby。 Danny pushed a
little harder�察�trying to get inside his father。 It was not good。 Because Daddy
was thinking about the Bad Thing。 He was thinking how
��good just one or two would be i don't care sun's over the yardarm somewhere
in the world remember how we used to say that al�拭�gin and tonic bourbon with
just a dash of bitters scotch and soda rum and coke tweedledum and tweedledee a
drink for me and a drink for thee the martians have landed somewhere in the
world princeton or houston or stokely on carmichael some fucking place after all
tis the season and none of us are��
��GET OUT OF HIS MIND�察�YOU LITTLE SHIT�。�
He recoiled in terror from that mental voice�察�his eyes widening�察�his hands
tightening into claws on the counterpane。 It hadn't been the voice of his father
but a clever mimic。 A voice he knew。 Hoarse�察�brutal�察�yet underpointed with a
vacuous sort of humor。
Was it so near�察�then�拭�
He threw the covers back and swung his feet out onto the floor。 He kicked his
slippers out from under the bed and put them on。 He went to the door and pulled
it open and hurried up to the main corridor�察�his slippered feet whispering on
the nap of the carpet runner。 He turned the corner。
There was a man on all fours halfway down the corridor�察�between him and the
stairs。
Danny froze。
The man looked up at him。 His eyes were tiny and red。 He was dressed in some
sort of silvery�察�spangled costume。 A dog costume�察�Danny realized。 Protruding
from the rump of this strange creation was a long and floppy tail with a puff on
the end。 A zipper ran up the back of the costume to the neck。 To the left of him
was a dog's or wolf's head�察�blank eyesockets above the muzzle�察�the mouth open in
a meaningless snarl that showed the rug's black and blue pattern between fangs
that appeared to be papier´mache。
The man's mouth and chin and cheeks were smeared with blood。
He began to growl at Danny。 He was grinning�察�but the growl was real。 It was
deep in his throat�察�a chilling primitive sound。 Then he began to bark。 His teeth
were also stained red。 He began to crawl toward Danny�察�dragging his boneless
tail behind him。 The costume dog's head lay unheeded on the carpet�察�glaring
vacantly over Danny's shoulder。
;Let me by�察─�Danny said。
;I'm going to eat you�察�little boy�察─�the dogman answered�察�and suddenly a
fusillade of barks came from his grinning mouth。 They were human imitations�察�but
the savagery in them was real。 The man's hair was dark�察�greased with sweat from
his confining costume。 There was a mixture of scotch and champagne on his
breath。
Danny flinched back but didn't run。 ;Let me by。;
;Not by the hair of my chinny´chin´chin�察─�the dogman replied。 His small red
eyes were fixed attentively on Danny's face。 He continued to grin。 ;I'm going to
eat you up�察�little boy。 And I think I'll start with your plump little cock。;
He began to prance skittishly forward�察�making little leaps and snarling。
Danny's nerve broke。 He fled back into the short hallway that led to their
quarters�察�looking back over his shoulder。 There was a series of mixed howls and
barks and growls�察�broken by slurred mutterings and giggles。
Danny stood in the hallway�察�trembling。
;Get it up� ─�the drunken dogman cried out from around the corner。 His voice
was both violent and despairing。 ;Get it up�察�Harry you bitch´bastard� �I don't
care how many casinos and airlines and movie panies you own� �I know what you
like in the privacy of your own h´home� �Get it up� �I'll huff。。。 and I'll puff
。。。 until Harry Derwent's all bloown down� ─�He ended with a long�察�chilling
howl that seemed to turn into a scream of rage and pain just before it dwindled
off。
Danny turned apprehensively to the closed bedroom door at the end of the
hallway and walked quietly down to it。 He opened it and poked his head through。
His mommy was sleeping in exactly the same position。 No one was hearing this but
him。
He closed the door softly and went back up to the intersection of their
corridor and the main hall�察�hoping the dogman would be gone�察�the way the blood
on the walls of the Presidential Suite had been gone。 He peeked around the
corner carefully。
The man in the dog costume was still there。 He had put his head back on and
was now prancing on all fours by the stairwell�察�chasing his tail。 He
occasionally leaped off the rug and came down making dog grunts in his throat。
;Woof� �Woof� �Bowwowwow� �Grrrrrr� ─�
These sounds came hollowly out of the mask's stylized snarling mouth�察�and
among them were sounds that
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