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The Explosion

           Therewasawhispered,sighingnoise,andagreatbillowofdust.In217thebathtubsuddenlysplitintwo,lettingoutasmallfloodofgreenish,noxious-smellingwater.InthePresidentialSuitethewallpapersuddenlyburstintoflames.ThebatwingdoorsoftheColoradoLoungesuddenlysnappedtheirhingesandfelltothediningroomfloor.Beyondthebasementarch,thegreatpilesandstacksofoldpaperscaughtfireandwentupwithablowtorchhiss.Boilingwaterrolledovertheflamesbutdidnotquenchthem.Likeburningautumnleavesbelowawasps’nest,theywhirledandblackened.Thefurnaceexploded,shatteringthebasement’sroofbeams,sendingthemcrashingdownlikethebonesofadinosaur.Thegasjetwhichhadfedthefurnace,unstopperednow,roseupinabellowingpylonofflamethroughtherivenfloorofthelobby.Thecarpetingonthestairriserscaught,racinguptothefirst-floorlevelasiftotelldreadfulgoodnews.Afusilladeofexplosionsrippedtheplace.Thechandelierinthediningroom,atwo-hundred-poundcrystalbomb,fellwithasplinteringcrash,knockingtableseverywhichway.FlamebelchedoutoftheOverlook’sfivechimneysatthebreakingclouds.

           (No!Mustn’t!Mustn’t!MUSTN’T!)

           Itshrieked;itshriekedbutnowitwasvoicelessanditwasonlyscreamingpanicanddoomanddamnationinitsownear,dissolving,losingthoughtandwill,thewebbingfallingapart,searching,notfinding,goingout,goingoutto,fleeing,goingouttoemptiness,notness,crumbling

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