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Dreamland

           HehadbeenkilledinDongHoprovincein1965,theyearwhenJackTorrance,undergraduate,hadjoinedtheactivecollegeagitationtoendthewar.Hehadwavedhisbrother’sbloodyshirtatralliesthatwereincreasinglywellattended,butitwasnotBrett’sfacethathungbeforehiseyeswhenhespoke-itwasthefaceofhismother,adazed,uncomprehendingface,hismothersaying:"Who’sgotthenewspaper?"

           MikeescapedthreeyearslaterwhenJackwastwelve-hewenttoUNHonaheftyMeritScholarship.Ayearafterthattheirfatherdiedofasudden,massivestrokewhichoccurredwhilehewaspreppingapatientforsurgery.Hehadcollapsedinhisflappinganduntuckedhospitalwhites,deadpossiblyevenbeforehehittheindustrialblack-and-redhospitaltiles,andthreedayslaterthemanwhohaddominatedJacky’slife,theirrationalwhiteghost-god,wasunderground.

           ThestonereadMarkAnthonyTorrance,LovingFather.TothatJackwouldhaveaddedoneline:HeKnewHowtoPlayElevator.

           Therehadbeenagreatlotofinsurancemoney.Therearepeoplewhocollectinsuranceascompulsivelyasotherscollectcoinsandstamps,andMarkTorrancehadbeenthattype.Theinsurancemoneycameinatthesametimethemonthlypolicypaymentsandliquorbillsstopped.Forfiveyearstheyhadbeenrich.

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