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Jack

           Exceptthathiswife,insteadofbeingsatisfiedwiththepassiveroleofhavingwreckedonecareerandcrippledanother,hadoptedforthepoisonouslyactivetaskoftryingtodestroyhislastandbestchance:tobecomeamemberoftheOverlook’sstaff,andpossiblytorise…allthewaytothepositionofmanager,intime.ShewastryingtodenyhimDanny,andDannywashisticketofadmission.Thatwasfoolish,ofcourse-whywouldtheywantthesonwhentheycouldhavethefather?-butemployersoftenhadfoolishideasandthatwastheconditionthathadbeenmade.

           Hewasn’tgoingtobeabletoreasonwithher,hecouldseethatnow.HehadtriedtoreasonwithherintheColoradoLounge,andshehadrefusedtolisten,hadhithimovertheheadwithabottleforhispains.Buttherewouldbeanothertime,andsoon.Hewouldgetoutofhere.

           Hesuddenlyheldhisbreathandcockedhishead.Somewhereapianowasplayingboogie-woogieandpeoplewerelaughingandclappingalong.Thesoundwasmuffledthroughtheheavywoodendoor,butaudible.Thesongwas"There’llBeaHotTimeintheOldTownTonight."

           Hishandscurledhelplesslyintofists;hehadtorestrainhimselffrombatteringatthedoorwiththem.Thepartyhadbegunagain.Theliquorwouldbeflowingfreely.Somewhere,dancingwithsomeoneelse,wouldbethegirlwhohadfeltsomaddeninglynudeunderherwhitesilkgown.

           "You’llpayforthis!"hehowled.

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