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Up On the Roof

           Hewasstillanalcoholic,alwayswouldbe,perhapshadbeensinceSophomoreClassNightinhighschoolwhenhehadtakenhisfirstdrink.Ithadnothingtodowithwillpower,orthemoralityofdrinking,ortheweaknessorstrengthofhisowncharacter.Therewasabrokenswitchsomewhereinside,oracircuitbreakerthatdidn’twork,andhehadbeenpropelleddownthechutewillynilly,slowlyatfirst,thenacceleratingasStovingtonapplieditspressuresonhim.Abiggreaseamp;slideandatthebottomhadbeenashattered,ownerlessbicycleandasonwithabrokenarm.JackTorranceinthepassivemode.Andhistemper,samething.Allhislifehehadbeentryingunsuccessfullytocontrolit.Hecouldrememberhimselfatseven,spankedbyaneighborladyforplayingwithmatches.Hehadgoneoutandhurledarockatapassingcar.Hisfatherhadseenthat,andhehaddescendedonlittleJacky,roaring.HehadreddenedJack’sbehind…andthenblackedhiseye.Andwhenhisfatherhadgoneintothehouse,muttering,toseewhatwasontelevision,Jackhadcomeuponastraydogandhadkickeditintothegutter.Therehadbeentwodozenfightsingrammarschool,evenmoreoftheminhighschool,warrantingtwosuspensionsanduncounteddetentionsinspiteofhisgoodgrades.Footballhadprovidedapartialsafetyvalve,althoughherememberedperfectlywellthathehadspentalmosteveryminuteofeverygameinastateofhighpiss-off,takingeveryopposingblockandtacklepersonally.

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