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didn't notice。 He was looking hard at the floor; concentrating on expressing 
himself。 〃But now whenever he es he shows me bad things。 Awful things。 Like 
in the bathroom last night。 The things he shows me; they sting me like those 
wasps stung me。 Only Tony's things sting me up here。〃 He cocked a finger gravely 
at his temple; a small boy unconsciously burlesquing suicide。 
  〃What things; Danny?〃 
  〃I can't remember!〃 Danny cried out; agonized。 〃I'd tell you if I could! It's 
like I can't remember because it's so bad I don't want to remember。 All I can 
remember when I wake up is REDRUM。〃 
  〃Red drum or red rum?〃 
  〃Rum。 〃 
  〃What's that; Danny?〃 
  〃I don't know。〃 
  〃Danny?〃 
  〃Yes; sir?〃 
  〃Can you make Tony e now?〃 
  〃I don't know。 He doesn't always e。 I don't even know if I want him to e 
anymore。〃 
  〃Try; Danny。 I'll be right here。〃 
  Danny looked at Edmonds doubtfully。 Edmonds nodded encouragement。 
  Danny let out a long; sighing breath and nodded。 〃But I don't know if it will 
work。 I never did it with anyone looking at me before。 And Tony doesn't always 
e; anyway。〃 
  〃If he doesn't; he doesn't;〃 Edmonds said。 〃I just want you to try。〃 
  〃Okay。〃 
  He dropped his gaze to Edmonds's slowly swinging loafers and cast his mind 


 
 
outward toward his mommy and daddy。 They were here someplace 。。。 right beyond 
that wall with the picture on it; as a matter of fact。 In the waiting room where 
they had e in。 Sitting side by side but not talking。 Leafing through 
magazines。 Worried。 About him。 
  He concentrated harder; his brow furrowing; trying to get Into the feeling of 
his mommy's thoughts。 It was always harder when they weren't right there in the 
room with him。 Then he began to get it。 Mommy was thinking about a sister。 Her 
sister。 The sister was dead。 His mommy was thinking that was the main thing that 
turned her mommy into such a 
  (bitch?) 
  into such an old biddy。 Because her sister had died。 As a little girl she was 
  (hit by a car oh god i could never stand anything like that again like aileen 
but what if he's sick really sick cancer spinal meningitis leukemia brain tumor 
like john gunther's son or muscular dystrophy oh jeez kids his age get leukemia 
all the time radium treatments chemotherapy we couldn't afford anything like 
that but of course they just can't turn you out to die on the street can they 
and anyway he's all right all right all right you really shouldn't let yourself 
think) 
  (Danny — ) 
  (about aileen and) 
  (Dannee — ) 
  (that car) 
  (Dannee — ) 
  But Tony wasn't there。 Only his voice。 And as it faded; Danny followed it down 
into darkness; falling and tumbling down some magic hole between Dr。 Bill's 
swinging loafers; past a loud knocking sound; further; a bathtub cruised 
silently by in the darkness with some horrible thing lolling in it; past a sound 
like sweetly chiming church bells; past a clock under a dome of glass。 
  Then the dark was pierced feebly by a single light; festooned with cobwebs。 
The weak glow disclosed a stone floor that looked damp and unpleasant。 Somewhere 
not far distant was a steady mechanical roaring sound; but muted; not 
frightening。 Soporific。 It was the thing that would be forgotten; Danny thought 
with dreamy surprise。 
  As his eyes adjusted to the gloom he could see Tony just ahead of him; a 
silhouette。 Tony was looking at something and Danny strained his eyes to see 
what it was。 
  (Your daddy。 See your daddy?) 
  Of course he did。 How could he have missed him; even in the basement light's 
feeble glow? Daddy was kneeling on the floor; casting the beam of a flashlight 
over old cardboard boxes and wooden crates。 The cardboard boxes were mushy and 
old; some of them had split open and spilled drifts of paper onto the floor。 
Newspapers; books; printed pieces of paper that looked like bills。 His daddy was 
examining them with great interest。 And then Daddy looked up and shone his 
flashlight in another direction。 Its beam of light impaled another book; a large 
white one bound with gold string。 The cover looked like white leather。 It was a 
scrapbook。 Danny suddenly needed to cry out to his daddy; to tell him to leave 
that book alone; that some books should not be opened。 But his daddy was 
climbing toward it。 


 
 
  The mechanical roaring sound; which he now recognized as the boiler at the 
Overlook which Daddy checked three or four times every day; had developed an 
ominous; rhythmic hitching。 It began to sound like 。。。 like pounding。 And the 
smell of mildew and wet; rotting paper was changing to something else  —  the high; 
junipery smell of the Bad Stuff。 It hung around his daddy like a vapor as he 
reached for the book 。。。 and grasped it。 
  Tony was somewhere in the darkness 
  (This inhuman place makes human monsters。 This inhuman place) 
  repeating the same inprehensible thing over and over。 
  (makes human monsters。) 
  Falling through darkness again; now acpanied by the heavy; pounding thunder 
that was no longer the boiler but the sound of a whistling mallet striking silk… 
papered walls; knocking out whiffs of plaster dust。 Crouching helplessly on the 
blue…black woven jungle rug。 
  (e out) 
  (This inhuman place) 
  (and take your medicine!) 
  (makes human monsters。) 
  With a gasp that echoed in his own head he jerked himself out of the darkness。 
Hands were on him and at first he shrank back; thinking that the dark thing in 
the Overlook of Tony's world had somehow followed him back into the world of 
real things —  and then Dr。 Edmonds was saying: 〃You're all right; Danny。 You're 
all right。 Everything is fine。〃 
  Danny recognized the doctor; then his surroundings in the office。 He began to 
shudder helplessly。 Edmonds held him。 
  When the reaction began to subside; Edmonds asked; 〃You said something about 
monsters; Danny — what was it?〃 
  〃This inhuman place;〃 he said gutturally。 〃Tony told me。。。 this inhuman 
place 。。。 makes 。。。 makes 。。。〃 He shook his head。 〃Can't remember。〃 
  〃Try!〃 
  〃I can't。〃 
  〃Did Tony e?〃 
  〃Yes。〃 
  〃What did he show you?〃 
  〃Dark。 Pounding。 I don't remember。〃 
  〃Where were you?〃 
  〃Leave me alone! I don't remember! Leave me alone!〃 He began to sob helplessly 
in fear and frustration。 It was all gone; dissolved into a sticky mess like a 
wet bundle of paper; the memory unreadable。 
  Edmonds went to the water cooler and got him a paper cup of water。 Danny drank 
it and Edmonds got him another one。 
  〃Better?〃 
  〃Yes。〃 
  〃Danny; I don't want to badger you 。。。 tease you about this; I mean。 But can 
you remember anything about before Tony came?〃 
  〃My mommy;〃 Danny said slowly。 〃She's worried about me。〃 
  〃Mothers always are; guy。〃 
  〃No 。。。 she had a sister that died when she was a little girl。 Aileen。 She 


 
 
was thinking about how Aileen got hit by a car and that made her worried about 
me。 I don't remember anything else。〃 
  Edmonds was looking at him sharply。 〃Just now she was thinking that? Out in 
the waiting room?〃 
  〃Yes; sir。〃 
  〃Danny; how would you know that?〃 
  〃I don't know;〃 Danny said wanly。 〃The shining; I guess。〃 
  〃The what?〃 
  Danny shook his head very slowly。 〃I'm awful tired。 Can't I go see my mommy 
and daddy? I don't want to answer any more questions。 I'm tired。 And my stomach 
hurts。〃 
  〃Are you going to throw up?〃 
  〃No; sir。 I just want to go see my mommy and daddy。〃 
  〃Okay; Dan。〃 Edmonds stood up。 〃You go on out and see them for a minute; then 
send them in so I can talk to them。 Okay?。〃 
  〃Yes; sir。〃 
  〃There are books out there to look at。 You like books; don't you?〃 
  〃Yes; sir;〃 Danny said dutifully。 
  〃You're a good boy; Danny。〃 
  Danny gave him a faint smile。 
 
                                     *  *  * 
 
  〃I can't find a thing wrong with him;〃 Dr。 Edmonds said to the Torrances。 〃Not 
physically。 Mentally; he's bright and rather too imaginative。 It happens。 
Children have to grow into their imaginations like a pair of oversized shoes。 
Danny's is still way too big for him。 Ever had his IQ tested?〃 
  〃I don't believe in them;〃 Jack said。 〃They straigh

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