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Wendy

           Itisn’tjustJack,he’sjusttheonesolidthinginallofthisyoucanhangtheotherthingson,thethingsyoucan’tbelieveandyetarebeingforcedtobelieve,thatthingaboutthehedges,thepartyfavorintheelevator,themask)

           Shetriedtostopthethoughtbutitwastoolate.

           (andthevoices.)

           Becausefromtimetotimeithadnotseemedthattherewasasolitarycrazymanbelowthem,shoutingatandholdingconversationswiththephantomsinhisowncrumblingmind.Fromtimetotime,likearadiosignalfadinginandout,shehadheard-orthoughtshehad-othervoices,andmusic,andlaughter.AtonemomentshewouldhearJackholdingaconversationwithsomeonenamedGrady(thenamewasvaguelyfamiliartoherbutshemadenoactualconnection),makingstatementsandaskingquestionsintosilence,yetspeakingloudly,asiftomakehimselfheardoverasteadybackgroundracket.Andthen,eerily,othersoundswouldbethere,seemingtoslipintoplaces-adanceband,peopleclapping,amanwithanamusedyetauthoritativevoicewhoseemedtobetryingtopersuadesomebodytomakeaspeech.Foraperiodofthirtysecondstoaminuteshewouldhearthis,longenoughtogrowfaintwithterror,andthenitwouldbegoneagainandshewouldonlyhearJack,talkinginthatcommandingyetslightlyslurredwaysherememberedashisdrunk-speakvoice.Buttherewasnothinginthehoteltodrinkexceptcookingsherry.

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