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to　sleep。〃

〃Danny　—　〃

〃Sleep；　sleep。　Nighty…night。〃

〃No！〃

Pain　ripping　up　her　throat　again。　She　winced　against　it。　But　he　opened　his

eyes。　They　looked　at　her　warily　from　bluish；　shadowed　sockets。

She　made　herself　speak　calmly；　her　eyes　never　leaving　his。　Her　voice　was　low

and　husky；　almost　a　whisper。　It　hurt　to　talk。　〃Listen　to　me；　Danny。　It　wasn't

your　daddy　trying　to　hurt　me。　And　I　didn't　want　to　hurt　him。　The　hotel　has

gotten　into　him；　Danny。　The　Overlook　has　gotten　into　your　daddy。　Do　you

understand　me？〃

Some　kind　of　knowledge　came　slowly　back　into　Danny's　eyes。

〃The　Bad　Stuff；〃　he　whispered。　〃There　was　none　of　it　here　before；　was　there？〃

〃No。　The　hotel　put　it　here。　The　。。。　'　She　broke　off　in　a　fit　of　coughing　and

spat　out　more　blood。　Her　throat　already　felt　puffed　to　twice　its　size。　〃The

hotel　made　him　drink　it。　Did　you　hear　those　people　he　was　talking　to　this

morning？〃

〃Yes　。。。　the　hotel　people。。。〃

〃I　heard　them　too。　And　that　means　the　hotel　is　getting　stronger。　It　wants　to

hurt　all　of　us。　But　I　think　。。。 I　hope　。。。 that　it　can　only　do　that　through

your　daddy。　He　was　the　only　one　it　could　catch。　Are　you　understanding　me；　Danny？

It's　desperately　important　that　you　understand。〃

〃The　hotel　caught　Daddy。〃　He　looked　at　Jack　and　groaned　helplessly。

〃I　know　you　love　your　daddy。　I　do　too。　We　have　to　remember　that　the　hotel　is

trying　to　hurt　him　as　much　as　it　is　us。〃　And　she　was　convinced　that　was　true。

More；　she　thought　that　Danny　might　be　the　one　the　hotel　really　wanted；　the

reason　it　was　going　so　far　。。。　maybe　the　reason　it　was　able　to　go　so　far。　It

might　even　be　that　in　some　un