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    One face turns 。 。 。 two。 。 。 four 。 。 。 Alfie Cavell's eyes�察�huge and unbelieving behind his specs 。 。 。 and finally�察�Mrs Rinkenhauer's。
    'Hi�察�Mom��' Josie says nonchalantly。 She holds up her purse。 'Duddie found my BarbieKen。 I was stuck in a´'
    The rest is blotted out by the woman's shriek of joy。 Henry has never heard such a cry in his life�察�and although it is wonderful�察�it is also somehow terrible。
    'Fuck me Freddy��' Beaver says 。 。 。 low�察�under his breath。 Jonesy is holding Duddits�察�who has been frightened by the scream。
    Pete looks at Henry and gives a little nod�此�We did okay。
    And Henry nods back。 Yeah�察�we did。
    It may not have been their finest hour�察�but surely it is a close second。 And as Mrs Rinkenhauer sweeps her daughter into her arms�察�now sobbing�察�Henry taps Duddits on the arm。 When Duddits turns to look at him�察�Henry kisses him softly on the cheek。 Good old Duddits�察�Henry thinks。 Good old´


6

'This is it�察�Owen��' Henry said quietly。 'Exit 27。'
    Owen's vision of the Cavell living room popped like a soap bubble and he looked at the looming sign�此�KEEP RIGHT FOR EXIT 27 ´ KANSAS STREET。 He could still hear the woman's happy�察�unbelieving cries echoing in his ears。
    'You okay��' Henry asked。
    'Yeah。 At least I guess so。' He turned up the exit ramp�察�the Humvee shouldering its way through the snow。 The clock built into the dashboard had gone as dead as Henry's wristwatch�察�but he thought he could see the faintest lightening in the air。 'Right or left at the top of the ramp�拭�Tell me now�察�because I don't want to risk stopping。'
    'Left�察�left。'
    Owen swung the Hummer left under a dancing blinker´light�察�rode it through another skid�察�and then moved south on Kansas Street。 It had been plowed�察�and not that long ago�察�but it was drifting in again already。
    'Snow's letting up��' Henry said。
    'Yeah�察�but the wind's a bitch。 You're looking forward to seeing him�察�aren't you�拭�Duddits。'
    Henry grinned。 'A little nervous about it�察�but yeah。' He shook his head。 'Duddits�察�man 。 。 。 Duddits just makes you feel good。 He's a tribble。 You'll see for yourself I just wish we weren't busting in like this at the crack of dawn。'
    Owen shrugged。 Can't do anything about it�察�the gesture said。
    'They've been over here on the west side for four years�察�I guess�察�and I've never even been to the new place。' And�察�without even realizing�察�went on in mindspeak�此�They moved after Alfie died。
    Did you ´ And then�察�instead of words�察�a picture�此�people in black under black umbrellas。 A graveyard in the rain。 A coffin on trestles with R。I。P。 ALFIE carved on top。
    No�察�Henry said�察�feeling ashamed。 None of us did。
    But Henry didn't know why they hadn't gone�察�although a phrase occurred to him�此�The moving finger writes�察�and having writ�察�moves on。 Duddits had been an important ��he guessed the word he actually wanted was vital�� part of their childhood。 And once that link was broken�察�going back would have been painful。 Painful was one thing�察�uselessly painful another。 He understood something now。 The images he associated with his depression and his growing certainty of suicide ´ the trickle of milk on his father's chin�察�Barry Newman hustling his doublewide butt out of the office ´ had been hiding another�察�more potent�察�image all along�此�the dreamcatcher。 Hadn't that been the real source of his despair�拭�The grandiosity of the dreamcatcher concept coupled to the banality of the uses to which the concept had been put�拭�Using Duddits to find Josie Rinkenhauer had been like discovering quantum physics and then using it to build a video game。 Worse�察�discovering that was really all quantum physics was good for。 Of course they had done a good thing ´ without them�察�Josie Rinkenhauer would have died in that pipe like a rat in a rainbarrel。 But ´ e on ´ it wasn't as if they'd rescued a future Nobel Peace Prize winner´
    I can't follow everything that just went through your head�察�Owen said�察�suddenly deep in Henry's mind�察�but it sounds pretty goddam arrogant。 Which street��
    Stung�察�Henry glared at him。 'We haven't been back to see him lately�察�okay�拭�Could we just leave it at that��'
    'Yes��' Owen said。
    'But we all sent him Christmas cards�察�okay�拭�Every year�察�which is how I know they moved to Dearborn Street�察�41 Dearborn Street�察�West Side Derry�察�make your right three streets up。'
    'Okay。 Calm down。'
    'Fuck your mother and die。'
    'Henry´'
    'We just fell out of touch。 It happens。 Probably never happened to a Mr Perfection like your honored self�察�but to the rest of us 。 。 。 the rest of us 。 。 。' Henri looked down�察�saw that his fists were clenched�察�and forced them to roll open。
    'Okay�察�I said。'
    'Probably Mr Perfection stays in touch with all his junior´high´school friends�察�right�拭�You guys probably get together once a year to snap bras�察�play your Motley Crue records�察�and eat Tuna Surprise just like they used to serve in the cafeteria。'
    'I'm sorry if I upset you。'
    'Oh�察�bite me。 You act like we fucking abandoned him。' Which�察�of course�察�was pretty much what they had done。
    Owen said nothing。 He was squinting through the swirling snow�察�looking for the Dearborn Street sign in the pallid gray light of early morning 。 。 。 and there it was�察�just up ahead。 A plow passing along Kansas Street had plugged the end of Dearborn�察�but Owen thought the Humvee could beat its way past。
    'It's not like I stopped thinking about him��' Henry said。 He started to continue by thought�察�then switched back to words again。 Thinking about Duddits was too revealing。 'We all thought about him。 In fact�察�Jonesy and I were going to go see him this spring。 Then Jonesy had his accident�察�and I forgot all about it。 Is that so surprising��'
    'Not at all��' Owen said mildly。 He swung the wheel hard to the right�察�flicked it back the other way to control the skid�察�then floored the accelerator。 The Hummer hit the packed and crusty wall of snow hard enough to throw both of them forward against their seatbelts。 Then they were through�察�Owen jockeying the wheel to keep from hitting the drifted´in cars parked on either side of the street。
    'I don't need a guilt´trip from someone who was planning to barbecue a few hundred civilians��' Henry grumbled。
    Owen stamped on the brake with both feet�察�throwing them forward into their harnesses again�察�this time hard enough to lock them。 The Humvee skidded to a diagonal stop in the street。
    'Shut the fuck up。'
    Don't be talking shit you don't understand。
    'I'm likely going to be a'
    dead man because of
    'you�察�so why don't you just keep all your fucking'
    self´indulgent
    ��picture of a spoiled´looking kid with his lower lip stuck out��
    'rationalizing bullshit'
    to yourself。
    Henry stared at him�察�shocked and stunned。 When was the last time someone had talked to him that way�拭�The answer was probably never。
    'I only care about one thing��' Owen said。 His face was pale and strained and exhausted。 'I want to find your Typhoid Jonesy and stop him。 All right�拭�Fuck your precious tender feelings�察�fuck how tired you are�察�and fuck you。 I'm here。'
    'All right��' Henry said。
    'I don't need lessons in morality from a guy planning to blow his overeducated�察�self´indulgent brains out。'
    'Okay。'
    'So fuck your mother and die。'
    Silence inside the Humvee。 Nothing from outside but the monotonous vacuum´cleaner shriek of the wind。
    At last Henry said�察�'Here's what we'll do。 I'll fuck your mother�察�then die�察�you fuck my mother�察�then die。 At least we'll avoid the incest taboo。'
    Owen began to smile。 Henry smiled back。
    Mat're Jonesy and Mr Gray doing�拭�Owen asked Henry。 Can you tell��
    Henry licked at his lips。 The itching in his leg had largely stopped�察�but his tongue tasted like an old piece of shag rug。 'No。 They're cut off。 Gray's responsible for that�察�probably。 And your fearless leader�拭�Kurtz�拭�He's getting closer�察�isn't he��'
    'Yeah。 If we're going to maintain any kind of lead on him at all�察�we better make this quick。'
    'Then we will。' Owen scratched the red stuff on the side of his face�察�looked at the bits of red that came off on his fingers�察�then got moving again。
    Number 41�察�you said��
    Yeah。 Owen��
    What��
    I'm scared。
    Of Duddits��
    Sort of�察�yeah。
    Why��
    I don't know。'
    Henry looked at Owen bleakly。
    I feel like there's something wrong with him。


7

It was her after´midnight fantasy made real�察�and when the knock came at the door�察�Roberta was unable to get up。 Her legs felt like water。 The night was gone�察�but it had been replaced by a pallid�察�creepy morning light that wasn't much better�察�and they were out there�察�Pete and Beav�察�the dead ones had e for her son。
    The fist fell again�察�booming�察�rattling the pictures on the walls。 
    One of them was a framed front page of the Derry News�察�the photo showing Duddits�察�his friends�察�and Josie Rinkenhauer�察�all of them with their arms around each other�察�all of them grinning like mad ��how well Duddits had looked in that picture�察�how strong and normal�� below a headline reading HIGH´SCHOOL CHUMS PLAY DETECTIVE�察�FIND MISSING GIRL。
    Wham� �Wham� �Wham��
    No�察�she thought�察�I'll just sit here and eventually they'll go away�察�they'll have to go away�察�because with dead people you have to invite them in and if I just sit tight´
    But then Duddits was running past her rocker ´ running�察�when these days just walking wore him out�察�and his eyes were full of their old blazing brightness�察�such good boys they had been and such happiness they had brought him�察�but now they were dead�察�they had e to him through the storm and they were dead´
    'Duddie�察�no��' she screamed�察�but he paid her no attention。 He rushed past that old framed picture ´ Duddits Cavell on the front page�察�Duddits Cavell a hero�察�would wonders never cease ´ and she heard what he was shouting just as he opened the door on the dying storm��
    'Ennie� �Ennie� �ENNIE��'


8

Henry opened his mouth ´ to say what he never knew�察�because nothing came out。 He was thunderstruck�察�dumbstruck。 This wasn't Duddits�察�couldn't be ´ it was some sickly uncle or older brother�察�pale and apparently bald beneath his pushed´back Red Sox cap。 There was stubble on his cheeks�察�crusts of blood around his nostrils�察�and deep dark circles beneath his eyes。 And yet´
    'Ennie� �Ennie� �Ennie��'
    The tall�察�pale stranger in the doorway threw himself into Henry's arms with all of Duddie's old extravagance�察�knocking him backward on the snowy step not by force of his weight ´ he was as light as milkweed fluff ´ but simply because Henry was unprepared for the assault。 If Owen hadn't steadied him�察�he and Duddits would have gone tumbling into the snow。
    'Ennie� �Ennie��'
    Laughing。 Crying。 Covering him with those big old Duddits smackeroos。 Deep in the storehouse of his memory�察�Beaver Clarendon whispered�察�If you guys tell anybody he did that 。 。 。 And Jonesy�此�Yeah�察�yeah�察�you'll never chum with us again�察�ya fuckin wank。 It was Duddits�察�all right�察�kissing Henry's byrus´speckled cheeks 。 。 。 but the pallor on Duddits's cheeks�察�what was that�拭�He was so thin ´ no�察�beyond thin�察�gaunt ´ and what was that�拭�The blood in his nostrils�察�the smell drifting off his skin 。 。 。 not the smell that had been ing from Becky Shue�察�n

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