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hands opened like broken claws。 The mallet fell from them and thumped to the 
rug。 That was all。 But suddenly his daddy was there; looking at him in mortal 
agony; and a sorrow so great that Danny's heart flamed within his chest。 The 
mouth drew down in a quivering bow。 
  〃Doc;〃 Jack Torrance said。 〃Run away。 Quick。 And remember how much I love 
you。〃 
  〃No;〃 Danny said。 
  〃Oh Danny; for God's sake — 〃 
  〃No;〃 Danny said。 He took one of his father's bloody hands and kissed it。 
〃It's almost over。〃 
 
                                     * * * 
 
  Hallorann got to his feet by propping his back against the wall and pushing 
himself up。 He and Wendy stared at each other like nightmare survivors from a 
bombed hospital。 
  〃We got to get up there;〃 he said。 〃We have to help him。〃 
  Her haunted eyes stared into his from her chalk…pale face。 〃It's too late;〃 
Wendy said。 〃Now he can only help himself。〃 
  A minute passed; then two。 Three。 And they heard it above them; screaming; not 
in anger or triumph now; but in mortal terror。 
  〃Dear God;〃 Hallorann whispered。 〃What's happening?〃 
  〃I don't know;〃 she said。 
  〃Has it killed him?〃 
  〃I don't know。〃 
  The elevator clashed into life and began to descend with the screaming; raving 
thing penned up inside。 
 
                                     * * * 
 
  Danny stood without moving。 There was no place he could run where the Overlook 
was not。 He recognized it suddenly; fully; painlessly。 For the first time in his 
life he had an adult thought; an adult feeling; the essence of his experience in 
this bad place — a sorrowful distillation: 
  (Mommy and Daddy can't help me and I'm alone。) 
  〃Go away;〃 he said to the bloody stranger in front of him。 〃Go on。 Get out of 
here。〃 
  It bent over; exposing the knife handle in its back。 Its hands closed around 
the mallet again; but instead of aiming at Danny; it reversed the handle; aiming 
the hard side of the roque mallet at its own face。 
  Understanding rushed through Danny。 
  Then the mallet began to rise and descend; destroying the last of Jack 
Torrance's image。 The thing in the hall danced an eerie; shuffling polka; the 
beat counterpointed by the hideous sound of the mallet head striking again and 
again。 Blood splattered across the wallpaper。 Shards of bone leaped into the air 
like broken piano keys。 It was impossible to say just how long it went on。 But 
when it turned its attention back to Danny; his father was gone forever。 What 
remained of the face became a strange; shifting posite; many faces mixed 


 
 
imperfectly into one。 Danny saw the woman in 217; the dogman; the hungry boy… 
thing that had been in the concrete ring。 
  〃Masks off; then;〃 it whispered。 〃No more interruptions。〃 
  The mallet rose for the final time。 A ticking sound filled Danny's ears。 
  〃Anything else to say?〃 it inquired。 〃Are you sure you wouldn't like to run? A 
game of tag; perhaps? All we have is time; you know。 An eternity of time。 Or 
shall we end it? Might as well。 After all; we're missing the party。〃 
  It grinned with broken…toothed greed。 
  And it came to him。 What his father had forgotten。 
  Sudden triumph filled his face; the thing saw it and hesitated; puzzled。 
  〃The boiler!〃 Danny screamed。 〃It hasn't been dumped since this morning! It's 
going up! It's going to explode!〃 
  An expression of grotesque terror and dawning realization swept across the 
broken features of the thing in front of him。 The mallet dropped from its fisted 
hands and bounced harmlessly on the black and blue rug。 
  〃The boiler!〃 it cried。 〃Oh no! That can't be allowed! Certainly not! No! You 
goddamned little pup! Certainly not! Oh; oh; oh — 〃 
  〃It is!〃 Danny cried back at it fiercely。 He began to shuffle and shake his 
fists at the ruined thing before him。 〃Any minute now! I know it! The boiler; 
Daddy forgot the boiler! And you forgot it; too!〃 
  〃No; oh no; it mustn't; it can't; you dirty little boy; I'll make you take 
your medicine; I'll make you take every drop; oh no; oh no — 〃 
  It suddenly turned tail and began to shamble away。 For a moment its shadow 
bobbed on the wall; waxing and waning。 It trailed cries behind itself like 
wornout party streamers。 
  Moments later the elevator crashed into life。 
  Suddenly the shining was on him 
  (mommy mr。 hallorann dick to my friends together alive they're alive got to 
get out it's going to blow going to blow sky…high) 
like a fierce and glaring sunrise and he ran。 One foot kicked the bloody; 
misshapen roque mallet aside。 He didn't notice。 
  Crying; he ran for the stairs。 
  They bad to get out。 
 
 
 
 
   》 
 
 
 THE EXPLOSION 
 
 
  Hallorann could never be sure of the progression of things after that。 He 
remembered that the elevator had gone down and past them without stopping; and 
something had been inside。 But he made no attempt to try to see in through the 
small diamond…shaped window; because what was in there did not sound human。 A 


 
 
moment later there were running footsteps on the stairs。 Wendy Torrance at first 
shrank back against him and then began to stumble down the main corridor to the 
stairs as fast as she could。 
  〃Danny! Danny! Oh; thank God! Thank God!〃 
  She swept him into a hug; groaning with joy as well as her pain。 
  (Danny。) 
  Danny looked at him from his mother's arms; and Hallorann saw how the boy had 
changed。 His face was pale and pinched; his eyes dark and fathomless。 He looked 
as if he had lost weight。 Looking at the two of them together; Hallorann thought 
it was the mother who looked younger; in spite of the terrible beating she had 
taken。 
  (Dick — we have to go — run — the place — it's going to) 
  Picture of the Overlook; flames leaping out of its roof。 Bricks raining down 
on the snow。 Clang of firebells 。。。 not that any fire truck would be able to 
get up here much before the end of March。 Most of all what came through in 
Danny's thought was a sense of urgent immediacy; a feeling that it was going to 
happen at any time。 
  〃All right;〃 Hallorann said。 He began to move toward the two of them and at 
first it was like swimming through deep water。 His sense of balance was screwed; 
and the eye on the right side of his face didn't want to focus。 His jaw was 
sending giant throbbing bursts of pain up to his temple and down his neck; and 
his cheek felt as large as a cabbage。 But the boy's urgency had gotten him 
going; and it got a little easier。 
  〃All right?〃 Wendy asked。 She looked from Hallorann to her son and back to 
Hallorann。 〃What do you mean; all right?〃 
  〃We have to go;〃 Hallorann said。 
  〃I'm not dressed 。。。 my clothes。。。〃 
  Danny darted out of her arms then and raced down the corridor。 She looked 
after him; and as he vanished around the corner; back at Hallorann。 〃What if he 
es back?〃 
  〃Your husband?〃 
  〃He's not Jack;〃 she muttered。 〃Jack's dead。 This place killed him。 This 
damned place。〃 She struck at the wall with her fist and cried out at the pain in 
her cut fingers。 〃It's the boiler; isn't it?〃 
  〃Yes; ma'am。 Danny says it's going to explode。〃 
  〃Go
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