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Castle Rock
Everyminutethewaterbreathedroundthedeathrockandfloweredintoafieldofwhiteness.Ralphcrawleduntilhefoundtheledgeoftheentryinhisgrasp.Thelookoutswereimmediatelyabovehimandhecouldseetheendofaspearprojectingovertherock.
Hecalledverygently.
"Samneric—"
Therewasnoreply.Tocarryhemustspeaklouder;andthiswouldrousethosestripedandinimicalcreaturesfromtheirfeastingbythefire.Hesethisteethandstartedtoclimb,findingtheholdsbytouch.Thestickthathadsupportedaskullhamperedhimbuthewouldnotbepartedfromhisonlyweapon.Hewasnearlylevelwiththetwinsbeforehespokeagain.
"Samneric—"
Heheardacryandaflurryfromtherock.Thetwinshadgrabbedeachotherandweregibbering.
"It’sme.Ralph."
Terrifiedthattheywouldrunandgivethealarm,hehauledhimselfupuntilhisheadandshouldersstuckoverthetop.Farbelowhisarmpithesawtheluminousfloweringroundtherock.
"It’sonlyme.Ralph."
Atlengththeybentforwardandpeeredinhisface.
"Wethoughtitwas—"
