Outside 217

           DannywasrememberingthewordsofsomeoneelsewhohadworkedattheOverlookduringtheseason:

           Hersayingshe’dseensomethinginoneoftheroomswhere…abadthinghappened.ThatwasinRoom217andIwantyoutopromisemeyouwon’tgointhere,Danny…steerrightclear…

           Itwasaperfectlyordinarydoor,nodifferentfromanyotherdooronthefirsttwofloorsofthehotel.Itwasdarkgray,halfwaydownacorridorthatranatrightanglestothemainsecond-floorhallway.ThenumbersonthedoorlookednodifferentfromthehousenumbersontheBoulderapartmentbuildingtheyhadlivedin.A2,a1,anda7.Bigdeal.Justbelowthemwasatinyglasscircle,apeephole.Dannyhadtriedseveralofthem.Fromtheinsideyougotawide,fish-eyeviewofthecorridor.FromoutsideyoucouldscrewupyoureyesevenwaystoSundayandstillnotseeathing.Adirtygyp:

           (Whyareyouhere?)

           AfterthewalkbehindtheOverlook,heandMommyhadcomebackandshehadfixedhimhisfavoritelunch,acheeseandbolognasandwichplusCampbell’sBeanSoup.TheyateinDick’skitchenandtalked.Theradiowason,gettingthinandcracklymusicfromtheEstesParkstation.

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