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That Which Was Forgotten

           TherewasnothingsheorHalloranncoulddonow.

           "Ohdoc,"shemurmured.Tearsblurredhereyes.

           "Sonofabitchbrokemyjaw,"Hallorannmutteredthickly,"andmyhead…"Heworkedtositup.Hisrighteyewaspurplingrapidlyandswellingshut.Still,hesawWendy.

           "MissusTorrance-"

           "Shhhh,"shesaid.

           "Whereistheboy,MissusTorrance?"

           "Onthethirdfloor,"shesaid."Withhisfather."

           ***

           "Theylie,"Dannysaidagain.Somethinghadgonethroughhismind,flashinglikeameteor,tooquick,toobrighttocatchandhold.Onlythetailofthethoughtremained.

           (it’sdowninthebasementsomewhere)

           (youwillrememberwhatyourfatherforgot)

           "You…youshouldn’tspeakthatwaytoyourfather,"itsaidhoarsely.Themallettrembled,camedown."You’llonlymakethingsworseforyourself.Your…yourpunishment.Worse."Itstaggereddrunkenlyandstaredathimwithmaudlinselfpitythatbegantoturntohate.Themalletbegantoriseagain.

           "You’renotmydaddy,"Dannytolditagain."Andifthere’salittlebitofmydaddyleftinsideyou,heknowstheyliehere.Everythingisalieandacheat.

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