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           DidHallorannthinktheguestswantedtogoupthereandplaytreasurehunt?Didhethinkelectricitywasfree?

           Andhesuspected-no,wasnearlypositive-thatseveraloftheguestshadseenorheardthings.too.Inthethreeyearshehadbeenthere,thePresidentialSuitehadbeenbookednineteentimes.Sixoftheguestswhohadputuptherehadleftthehotelearly,someofthemlookingmarkedlyill.Otherguestshadleftotherroomswiththesameabruptness.OnenightinAugustof1974,neardusk,amanwhohadwontheBronzeandSilverStarsinKorea(thatmannowsatontheboardsofthreemajorcorporationsandwassaidtohavepersonallypink-slippedafamousTVnewsanchorman)unaccountablywentintoafitofscreaminghystericsontheputtinggreen.AndtherehadbeendozensofchildrenduringHallorann’sassociationwiththeOverlookwhosimplyrefusedtogointotheplayground.Onechildhadhadaconvulsionwhileplayingintheconcreterings,butHalloranndidn’tknowifthatcouldbeattributedtotheOverlook’sdeadlysirensongornot-wordhadgonearoundamongthehelpthatthechild,theonlydaughterofahandsomemovieactor,wasamedicallycontrolledepilepticwhohadsimplyforgottenhermedicinethatday.

           Andso,staringdownatthecorpseofMrs.Massey,hehadbeenfrightenedbutnotcompletelyterrified.Itwasnotcompletelyunexpected.Terrorcamewhensheopenedhereyestodiscloseblanksilverpupilsandbegantogrinathim.

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