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Catatonic

           Shecalledhimagain,herbreathcomingoutinawhiteplume.Whenshecamebackinshehadbeguntolookscared.

           Controllinghisirritationwithher,hesaidreasonably:"Areyousurehe’snotsleepinginhisroom?"

           "Itoldyou,hewasplayingsomewherewhenIwasknitting.Icouldhearhimdownstairs."

           "Didyoufallasleep?"

           "What’sthatgottodowithit?Yes.Danny?"

           "Didyoulookinhisroomwhenyoucamedownstairsjustnow?"

           "I-"Shestopped.

           Henodded."Ididn’treallythinkso."

           Hestartedupthestairswithoutwaitingforher.Shefollowedhim,halfrunning,buthewastakingtheriserstwoatatime.Shealmostcrashedintohisbackwhenhecametoadeadstoponthefirst-floorlanding.Hewasrootedthere,lookingup,hiseyeswide.

           "What-?"shebegan,andfollowedhisgaze.

           Dannystillstoodthere,hiseyesblank,suckinghisthumb.Themarksonhisthroatwerecruellyvisibleinthelightofthehall’selectricflambeaux.

           "Danny!"sheshrieked.

           ItbrokeJack’sparalysisandtheyrushedupthestairstogethertowherehestood.Wendyfellonherkneesbesidehimandswepttheboyintoherarms.Dannycamepliantlyenough,buthedidnothugherback.Itwaslikehuggingapaddedstick,andthesweettasteofhorrorfloodedhermouth.

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