fork of his crotch。 His chin sank onto his chest。 Then
there was a dim； painless tug as part of him got up and ran after Tony into
funneling darkness。
〃Dannee — 〃
Now the darkness was shot with swirling whiteness。 A coughing； whooping sound
and bending； tortured shadows that resolved themselves into fir trees at night；
being pushed by a screaming gale。 Snow swirled and danced。 Snow everywhere。
〃Too deep；〃 Tony said from the darkness； and there was a sadness in his voice
that terrified Danny。 〃Too deep to get out。〃
Another shape； looming； rearing。 Huge and rectangular。 A sloping roof。
Whiteness that was blurred in the stormy darkness。 Many windows。 A long building
with a shingled roof。 Some of the shingles were greener； newer。 His daddy put
them on。 With nails from the Sidewinder hardware store。 Now the snow was
covering the shingles。 It was covering everything。
A green witchlight glowed into being on the front of the building； flickered；
and became a giant； grinning skull over two crossed bones：
〃Poison；〃 Tony said from the floating darkness。 〃Poison。〃
Other signs flickered past his eyes； some in gree