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he likes of Coffey in mind; but I hadn't realized how great the disparity was until he stood before it; looking at it thoughtfully。
Harry laughed; but John himself seemed to see no humor in the big man standing in front of the little door。 He wouldn't have; of course; even if he'd been quite a few degrees brighter than he was; he wouldn't have。 He'd been that big man for most of his life; and this door was just a scrap littler than most。
He sat down; scooted through it that way; stood up again; and went down the stairs to where Brutal was waiting for him。 There he stopped; looking across the empty room at the platform where Old Sparky waited; as silent … and as eerie … as the throne m the castle of a dead king。 The cap hung with hollow jauntiness from one of the back…posts; looking less like a king's crown than a jester's cap; however; something a fool would wear; or shake to make his high…born audience laugh harder at his jokes。 The chair's shadow; elongated and spidery; climbed one wall like a threat。 And yes; I thought I could still smell burned flesh in the air。 It was faint; but I thought it was more than just my imagination。
Harry ducked through the door; then me。 I didn't like the frozen; wide…eyed way John was looking at Old Sparky。 Even less did I like what I saw on his arms when I got close to him: goosebumps。
〃e on; big boy;〃 I said。 I took his wrist and attempted to pull him in the direction of the door leading down to the tunnel。 At fi