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by Stephen King
About 109 pages (32,645 words)
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Chapter 9, Checking It Out Summary

Jack, Wendy, and Danny arrive at the Overlook and meet Ullman at the front doors, but Ullman is soon pulled away to handle a difficult customer. The family moves to the window to be less in the way of the closing activities. Danny thinks to himself that he will not say anything about his feelings of dread to his parents unless he has to, since they are so happy. Through the window, Danny sees the Roque court, and asks his father about the game. Realizing this game uses the mallet in his visions, Danny surprises his parents by saying he might not want to learn to play. The family also notes the topiary, a hedge landscape of animals, and the playground. Danny feels isolated and suffocated, but pretends to be.....

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