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Outside 217

           HehadbeendrawntoRoom217byamorbidkindofcuriosity.HerememberedastoryDaddyhadreadtohimoncewhenhewasdrunk.Thathadbeenalongtimeago,butthestorywasjustasvividnowaswhenDaddyhadreadittohim.MommyhadscoldedDaddyandaskedwhathewasdoing,readingathree-year-oldbabysomethingsohorrible.ThenameofthestorywasBluebeard.Thatwasclearinhismindtoo,becausehehadthoughtatfirstDaddywassayingBluebird,andtherewerenobluebirdsinthestory,orbirdsofanykindforthatmatter.ActuallythestorywasaboutBluebeard’swife,aprettyladythathadcorn-coloredhairlikeMommy.AfterBluebeardmarriedher,theylivedinabigandominouscastlethatwasnotunliketheOverlook.AndeverydayBluebeardwentofftoworkandeverydayhewouldtellhisprettylittlewifenottolookinacertainroom,althoughthekeytothatroomwashangingrightonahook,justlikethepasskeywashangingontheofficewalldownstairs.Bluebeard’swifehadgottenmoreandmorecuriousaboutthelockedroom.ShetriedtopeepthroughthekeyholethewayDannyhadtriedtolookthroughRoom217’speepholewithsimilarunsatisfyingresults.Therewasevenapictureofhergettingdownonherkneesandtryingtolookunderthedoor,butthecrackwasn’twideenough.Thedoorswungwideand…

           Theoldfairytalebookhaddepictedherdiscoveryinghastly,lovingdetail.TheimagewasburnedonDanny’smind.

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