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The Ballroom

           Inaroomonthesecondfloorawomanlolledinhertubandwaitedforvisitors.

           IntheOverlookallthingshadasortoflife.Itwasasifthewholeplacehadbeenwoundupwithasilverkey.Theclockwasrunning.Theclockwasrunning.

           Hewasthatkey,Dannythoughtsadly.Tonyhadwarnedhimandhehadjustletthingsgoon.

           (I’mjustfive!)

           hecriedtosomehalf-feltpresenceintheroom.

           (Doesn’titmakeanydeferencethatI’mjustfive?)

           Therewasnoanswer.

           Heturnedreluctantlybacktotheclock.

           Hehadbeenputtingitoff,hopingthatsomethingwouldhappentohelphimavoidtryingtocallTonyagain,thatarangerwouldcome,orahelicopter,ortherescueteam;theyalwayscameintimeonhisTVprograms,thepeopleweresaved.OnTVtherangersandtheSWATsquadandtheparamedicswereafriendlywhiteforcecounterbalancingtheconfusedevilthatheperceivedintheworld;whenpeoplegotintroubletheywerehelpedoutofit,theywerefixedup.Theydidnothavetohelpthemselvesoutoftrouble.

           (Please?)

           Therewasnoanswer.

           Noanswer,andifTonycamewoulditbethesamenightmare?Thebooming,theTioarseandpetulantvoice,theblueblackruglikesnakes?Redrum?

           Butwhatelse?

           (Pleaseohplease)

           Noanswer.

           Withatremblingsigh,helookedattheclockface.

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