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subsided by fits and starts。 Hallorann produced a large silk handkerchief from 
his breast pocket like a white flag of surrender and wiped his streaming eyes。 
  〃Boy;〃 he said; still snorting a little; 〃you are gonna know everything there 
is to know about the human condition before you make ten。 I dunno if to envy you 
or not。〃 
  〃But Mrs。 Brant — 〃 


 
 
  〃You never mind her;〃 he said。 〃And don't go askin your mom; either。 You'd 
only upset her; dig what I'm sayin?〃 
  〃Yes; sir;〃 Danny said。 He dug it perfectly well。 He had upset his mother that 
way in the past。 
  〃That Mrs。 Brant is just a dirty old woman with an itch; that's all you have 
to know。〃 He looked at Danny speculatively。 〃How hard can you hit; doc?〃 
  〃Huh?〃 
  〃Give me a blast。 Think at me。 I want to know if you got as much as I think 
you do。〃 
  〃What do you want me to think?〃 
  〃Anything。 Just think it hard。〃 
  〃Okay;〃 Danny said。 He considered it for a moment; then gathered his 
concentration and flung it out at Hallorann。 He had never done anything 
precisely like this before; and at the last instant some instinctive part of him 
rose up and blunted some of the thought's raw force…he didn't want to hurt Mr。 
Hallorann。 Still the thought arrowed out of him with a force he never would have 
believed。 It went like a Nolan Ryan fastball with a little extra on it。 
  (Gee I hope I don't hurt him) 
  And the thought was: 
                               (!!! HI; DICK!!!) 
  Hallorann winced and jerked backward on the seat。 His teeth came together 
with a hard click; drawing blood from his lower lip in a thin trickle。 His hands 
flew up involuntarily from his lap to the level of his chest and then settled 
back again。 For a moment his eyelids fluttered limply; with no conscious 
control; and Danny was frightened。 
  〃Mr。 Hallorann? Dick? Are you okay?〃 
  〃I don't know;〃 Hallorann said; and laughed weakly。 〃I honest to God don't。 My 
God; boy; you're a pistol。〃 
  〃I'm sorry;〃 Danny said; more alarmed。 〃Should I get my daddy? I'll run and 
get him。〃 
  〃No; here I e。 I'm okay; Danny。 You just sit right there。 I feel a little 
scrambled; that's all。〃 
  〃I didn't go as hard as I could;〃 Danny confessed。 〃I was scared to; at the 
last minute。〃 
  〃Probably my good luck you did 。。。 my brains would be leakin out my ears。〃 
He saw the alarm on Danny's face and smiled。 〃No harm done。 What did it feel 
like to you?〃 
  〃Like I was Nolan Ryan throwing a fastball;〃 he replied promptly。 
  〃You like baseball; do you?〃 Hallorann was rubbing his temples gingerly。 
  〃Daddy and me like the Angels;〃 Danny said。 〃The Red Sox in the American 
League East and the Angels in the West。 We saw the Red Sox against Cincinnati in 
the World Series。 I was a lot littler then。 And Daddy was 。。。〃 Danny's face 
went dark and troubled。 
  〃Was what; Dan?〃 
  〃I forget;〃 Danny said。 He started to put his thumb in his mouth to suck it; 
but that was a baby trick。 He put his hand back in his lap。 
  〃Can you tell what your mom and dad are thinking; Danny?〃 Hallorann was 
watching him closely。 


 
 
  〃Most times; if I want to。 But usually I don't try。〃 
  〃Why not?〃 
  〃Well 。。。〃 he paused a moment; troubled。 〃It would be like peeking into the 
bedroom and watching while they're doing the thing that makes babies。 Do you 
know that thing?〃 
  〃I have had acquaintance with it;〃 Hallorann said gravely。 
  〃They wouldn't like that。 And they wouldn't like me peeking at their thinks。 
It would be dirty。〃 
  〃I see。〃 
  〃But I know how they're feeling;〃 Danny said。 〃I can't help that。 I know how 
you're feeling; too。 I hurt you。 I'm sorry。〃 
  〃It's just a headache。 I've had hangovers that were worse。 Can you read other 
people; Danny?〃 
  〃I can't read yet at all;〃 Danny said; 〃except a few words。 But Daddy's going 
to teach me this winter。 My daddy used to teach reading and writing in a big 
school。 Mostly writing; but he knows reading; too。〃 
  〃I mean; can you tell what anybody is thinking?〃 
  Danny thought about it。 
  〃I can if it's loud;〃 he said finally。 〃Like Mrs。 Brant and the pants。 Or like 
once; when me and Mommy were in this big store to get me some shoes; there was 
this big kid looking at radios; and he was thinking about taking one without 
buying it。 Then he'd think; what if I get caught? Then he'd think; I really want 
it。 Then he'd think about getting caught again。 He was making himself sick about 
it; and he was making me sick。 Mommy was talking to the man who sells the shoes 
so I went over and said; ‘Kid; don't take that radio。 Go away。' And he got 
really scared。 He went away fast。〃 
  Hallorann was grinning broadly。 〃I bet he did。 Can you do anything else; 
Danny? Is it only thoughts and feelings; or is there more?〃 
  Cautiously: 〃Is there more for you?〃 
  〃Sometimes;〃 Hallorann said。 〃Not often。 Sometimes 。。。 sometimes there are 
dreams。 Do you dream; Danny?〃 
  〃Sometimes;〃 Danny said; 〃I dream when I'm awake。 After Tony es。〃 His thumb 
wanted to go into his mouth again。 He had never told anyone but Mommy and Daddy 
about Tony。 He made his thumb…sucking hand go back into his lap。 
  〃Who's Tony?〃 
  And suddenly Danny had one of those flashes of understanding that frightened 
him most of all; it was like a sudden glimpse of some inprehensible machine 
that might be safe or might be deadly dangerous。 He was too young to know which。 
He was too young to understand。 
  〃What's wrong?〃 he cried。 〃You're asking me all this because you're worried; 
aren't you? Why are you worried about me? Why are you worried about us?〃 
  Hallorann put his large dark hands on the small boy's shoulders。 〃Stop;〃 he 
said。 〃It's probably nothin。 But if it is somethin 。。。 well; you've got a large 
thing in your head; Danny。 You'll have to do a lot of growin yet before you 
catch up to it; I guess。 You got to be brave about it。〃 
  〃But I don't understand things!〃 Danny burst out。 〃I do but I don't! People 。。。 they feel things and I 
feel them; but I don't know what I'm feeling!〃 He 
looked down at his lap wretchedly。 〃I wish I could read。 Sometimes Tony shows me 


 
 
signs and I can hardly read any of them。〃 
  〃Who's Tony?〃 Hallorann asked again。 
  〃Mommy and Daddy call him my ‘invisible playmate; '〃 Danny said; reciting the 
words carefully。 〃But he's really real。 At least; I think he is。 Sometimes; when 
I try real hard to understand things; he es。 He says; 'Danny; I want to show 
you something。' And it's like I pass out。 Only 。。。 there are dreams; like you 
said。〃 He looked at Hallorann and swallowed。 〃They used to be nice。 But now 。。。  I can't remember 
the word for dreams that scare you and make you cry。〃 
  〃Nightmares?〃 Hallorann asked。 
  〃Yes。 That's right。 Nightmares。〃 
  〃About this place? About the Overlook?〃 
  Danny looked down at his thumb…sucking hand again。 〃Yes;〃 he whispered。 Then 
he spoke shrilly; looking up into Hallorann's face: 〃But I can't tell my daddy; 
and you can't; either! He has to have this job because it's the only one Uncle 
Al could get for him and he has to finish his play or he might start doing the 
Bad Thing again and I know what that is; it's getting drunk; that's what it is; 
it's when he used to always be drunk and that was a Bad Thing to do!〃 He 
stopped; on the verge of tears。 
  〃Shh;〃 Hallorann said; and pulled Danny's face against the rough serge of his 
jacket。 It smelled faintly of mothballs。 〃That's all right; son。 And if that 
thumb likes your mouth; let it go where it wants。〃 But his face was troubled。 
  He said: 〃What you got; son; I call it shinin on; the Bible calls it having 
visions; and there's scientists that call it precognition。 I've read up on it; 
son。 I've studied on it。 They all mean seeing the future。 Do you understand 
that?〃 
  Danny nodded against Hallorann's coat。 
  〃I remember the strongest shine I ever had that way 。。。 I'm not liable to 
forget。 It was 1955。 I was still in the Army then; stationed overseas in West 
Germany。 It was an hour before supper; and I was standin by the sink; givin one 
of the KPs hell for takin too much of the potato along with the peel。 I says; 
'Here; lemme show you how that's done。' He held out the potato and the peeler 
and then the whole kitchen was gone。 Bang; just like that。 You say you see this 
guy Tony before 。。。 before you have dreams?〃 
  Danny nodded。 
  Hallorann put an arm around him。 〃With me it's smellin oranges。 All that 
afternoon I'd been smellin them and thinkin nothin of it; because they were on 
the menu for that night—we had thirty crates of Valencias。 Everybody in the damn 
kitchen was smellin oranges that night。 
  〃For a minute it was like I had just passed out。 And then I heard an explosion 
and saw flames。 There were people screaming。 Sirens。 And I heard this hissin 
noise that could only be steam。 Then it seemed like I got a little closer to 
whatever it was and I saw a railroad car off the tracks and laying on its side 
with Georgia aced South Carolina Railroad written on it; and I knew like a flash 
that my brother Carl was on that train and it jumped the tracks and Carl was 
dead。 Just like that。 Then it w

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