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by Stephen King
About 109 pages (32,645 words)
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Chapter 56, The Explosion Summary

Danny finds Wendy and Hallorann on the second floor. Unable to convey with words what is about to occur, Danny sends images into Hallorann's mind of the impending explosion. Running to get his mother's coat and boots, Wendy says she does not think she can make it down the stairs. As Danny returns, he sends another image to Hallorann's mind, this time of a clock reading 11:59. Hallorann suddenly understands and, picking up both Wendy and Danny, begins to run. As the creature in the basement attempts to dump the pressure on the boiler in a last effort to save the hotel, it explodes, just as Hallorann exist.....

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