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“It Was Her!”

           Whatwashedoing,sittinghereandtalkingtohimselflikeasulkyteen-agerwhenhissonwasupstairs,someplace,actinglikesomethingthatbelongedinapaddedroom,actingthewayWallyHollissaidVicStengerhadbeenbeforethemeninthewhitecoatshadtocomeandtakehimaway?

           (But1neverputahandonhim!Goddammit,1didn’t!)

           "Jack?"Thevoicewastimid,hesitant.

           Hewassostartledhealmostfelloffthestoolwhirlingitaround.Wendywasstandingjustinsidethebatwingdoors,Dannycradledinherarmslikesomewaxenhorrorshowdummy.ThethreeofthemmadeatableauthatJackfeltverystrongly;itwasjustbeforethecurtainofActIIinsomeoldtimetemperanceplay,onesopoorlymountedthatthepropmanhadforgottentostocktheshelvesoftheDenofIniquity.

           "Inevertouchedhim,"Jacksaidthickly."IneverhavesincethenightIbrokehisarm.Noteventospankhim."

           "Jack,thatdoesn’tmatternow.Whatmattersis-"

           "Thismatters!"heshouted.Hebroughtonefistcrashingdownonthebar,hardenoughtomaketheemptypeanutdishesjump."Itmatters,goddammit,itmatters!"

           "Jack,wehavetogethimoffthemountain.He’s-"

           Dannybegantostirinherarms.Theslack,emptyexpressiononhisfacehadbeguntobreakuplikeathickmatteoficeoversomeburiedsurface.Hislipstwisted,asifatsomeweirdtaste.Hiseyeswidened.

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