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The Bedroom

           JohnTorranceexplainingtoAlthatthey’djusthadtoleave,hadtoshutdowntheboiler,hadtoleavetheOverlookandallitcontainedopentovandalsorthievesonsnowmachinesbecause,yousee,Al,attendez-vous,Al,thereareghostsupthereandtheyhaveitinformyboy.Good-by,Al.ThoughtsofChapterFour,SpringComesforJohnTorrance.Whatthen?Whateverthen?TheymightbeabletogettotheWestCoastintheVW,hesupposed.Anewfuelpumpwoulddoit.Fiftymileswestofhereanditwasalldownhill,youcoulddamnnearputthebuginneutralandcoasttoUtah.OntosunnyCalifornia,landoforangesandopportunity.Amanwithhissterlingrecordofalcoholism,studentbeating,andghost-chasingwouldundoubtedlybeabletowritehisownticket.Anythingyoulike.Custodialengineer-swampingoutGreyhoundbuses.Theautomotivebusiness-washingcarsinarubbersuit.Theculinaryarts,perhaps,washingdishesinadiner.Orpossiblyamoreresponsibleposition,suchaspumpinggas.Ajoblikethatevenheldtheintellectualstimulationofmakingchangeandwritingoutcreditslips.Icangiveyoutwenty-fivehoursaweekattheminimumwage.ThatwasheavytunesinayearwhenWonderbreadwentforsixtycentsaloaf.

           Bloodhadbeguntotrickledownfromhispalms.Likestigmata,ohyes.Hesqueezedtighter,savaginghimselfwithpain.Hiswifewasasleepbesidehim,whynot?Therewerenoproblems.HehadagreedtotakeherandDannyawayfromthebigbadboogeymanandtherewerenoproblems.

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