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Talking to Mr. Ullman

           I’mcallingaboutsomethingsthatyoudidn’ttellmeduringyourhistoryoftheOverlooksgreatandhonorablepast.LikehowHoraceDerwentsoldittoabunchofLasVegassharpieswhodealtitthroughsomanydummycorporationsthatnoteventheIRSknewwhoreallyownedit.AbouthowtheywaiteduntilthetimewasrightandthenturneditintoaplaygroundforMafiabigwigs,andabouthowithadtobeshutdownin1966whenoneofthemgotalittlebitdead.Alongwithhisbodyguards,whowerestandingoutsidethedoortothePresidentialSuite.Greatplace,theOverlook’sPresidentialSuite.Wilson,Harding,Roosevelt,Nixon,andVitotheChopper,right?"

           Therewasamomentofsurprisedsilenceontheotherendoftheline,andthenUllmansaidquietly:"Idon’tseehowthatcanhaveanybearingonyourjob,Mr.Torrance.It-"

           "ThebestparthappenedafterGienelliwasshot,though,don’tyouthink?Twomorequickshuffles,nowyouseeitandnowyoudon’t,andthentheOverlookissuddenlyownedbyaprivatecitizen,awomannamedSylviaHunter…whojusthappenedtobeSylviaHunterDerwentfrom1942to1948."

           "Yourthreeminutesareup,"theoperatorsaid."Signalwhenthrough."

           "MydearMr.Torrance,allofthisispublicknowledge…andancienthistory."

           "Itformednopartofmyknowledge,"Jacksaid."Idoubtifmanyotherpeopleknowit,either.Notallofit.

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