The Shining Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapter 34, The Hedges Summary

Chapter 34, The Hedges Summary

Danny decides to play outside while his parents doze in the afternoon. Reaching the playground by snowshoe, Danny tunnels through the snow into the concrete ring play set, and gets inside. As he sits, trapped on one end by packed snow, he suddenly fears that the snow will cover the other end, trapping him. As he begins to crawl out, the snow does collapse slightly, leaving Danny in darkness. He is suddenly sure that something is with him in the pipe, and envisions a dead child scrambling towards him. He struggles to escape, finally breaking free of the snow, and as he adjusts his snowshoes, he sees a dead hand, waving to him from the tunnel.

Danny hears a soft thump behind him, and turns to find the snow has fallen from the hedge dog. As he tries to stay calm, he notices more snow has fallen, and the hedge...
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