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Hallorann Arrives

           

           HecouldfeelthevoicethathadalmostwreckedhimoutsideofSidewinderstilltryingtogetin,togetpasthisdefensestothesoftmeatinside.Ifithadbeenstrongtwenty-fivemilesback,howmuchstrongerwoulditbenow?Hecouldn’tkeepitoutentirely.Someofitwasslippingthrough,floodinghisbrainwithsinistersubliminalimages.Moreandmorehegottheimageofabadlyhurtwomaninabathroom,holdingherhandsupuselesslytowardoffablow,andhefeltmoreandmorethatthewomanmustbe-

           (Jesus,watchout!)

           Theembankmentwasloomingupaheadofhimlikeafreighttrain.Woolgathering,hehadmissedaturnsign.Hejerkedthesnowmobile’ssteeringgearhardrightanditswungaround,tiltingasitdidso.Fromunderneathcametheharshgratingsoundofthesnowtreadonrock.Hethoughtthesnowmobilewasgoingtodumphim,anditdidtotterontheknife-edgeofbalancebeforehalfdriving,half-skiddingbackdowntothemoreorlesslevelsurfaceofthesnowburiedroad.Thenthedropoffwasaheadofhim,theheadlampshowinganabruptendtothesnowcoveranddarknessbeyondthat.Heturnedthesnowmobiletheotherway,apulsebeatingsicklyinhisthroat.

           (KeepitontheroadDickyoldchum.)

           Heforcedhimselftoturnthethrottleupanothernotch.Nowthespeedometerneedlewaspeggedjustbelowfifty.Thewindhowledandroared.Theheadlampprobedthedark.

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