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s themselves caught fire and began to burn。 Smoke puffed from the open V of his shirt。 And still the humming of the electricity went on and on； filling my head； vibrating in there。 I think it's the sound mad people must hear； that or something like it。
Dean started forward； thinking in some dazed way that he could beat the fire out of Del's shirt with his hands； and I yanked him away almost hard enough to pull him off his feet。 Touching Delacroix at that point would have been like Brer Rabbit punching into the Tar…Baby。 An electrified Tar…Baby； in this case。
I still didn't turn around to see what was going on behind us； but it sounded like pandemonium； chairs falling over； people bellowing； a woman crying 〃Stop it； stop it； oh can't you see he's had enough？〃 at the top of her lungs。 Curtis Anderson grabbed my shoulder and asked what was happening； for Christ's sake； what was happening； and why didn't I order jack to shut down？
〃Because I can't；〃 I said。 〃We've gone too far to turn back； can't you see that？ It'll be over in a few more seconds； anyway。〃
But it was at least two minutes before it was over； the longest two minutes of my whole life； and through most of it I think Delacroix was conscious。 He screamed and jittered and rocked from side to side。 Smoke poured from his nostrils and from a mouth that had gone the purple…black of ripe plums。 Smoke drifted up from his tongue the way smoke rises from a hot griddle。 All the buttons on his shirt eit
