ed and bruised up。 With little boys it's almost
constant from the time they learn to walk until they're twelve or thirteen。〃
〃And I'm sure Danny gets his share；〃 Jack responded。 〃He's an active kid。 But
I remember that day in the park and that night at the supper table。 And I wonder
if some of our kid's bumps and bruises e from just keeling over。 That Dr。
Edmonds said Danny did it right in his office； for Christ's sake！〃
〃All right。 But those bruises were fingers。 I'd swear to it。 He didn't get
them falling down。〃
〃He goes into a trance；〃 Jack said。 〃Maybe he sees something that happened in
that room。 An argument。 Maybe a suicide。 Violent emotions。 It isn't like
watching a movie； he's in a highly suggestible state。 He's right in the damn
thing。 His subconscious is maybe visualizing whatever happened in a symbolic way
。。。 as a dead woman who's alive again； zombie； undead； ghoul； you pick your
term。〃
〃You're giving me goose…bumps；〃 she said thickly。
〃I'm giving myself a few。 I'm no psychiatrist； but it seems to fit so well。
The walking dead woman as a symbol for dead emotions； dead lives； that just
won't give up and go away 。。。 but because she's a subconscious figure； she's
also him。 In the trance state； the conscious Danny is submerged。 The
subconscious figure is pulling the strings。 So Danny put his hands around his
own neck and — 〃
〃Stop；〃 she said。 〃I get the picture。 I think that's more frightening than
having a stranger creeping around the halls； Jack。 You can move away from a
stranger。 You can't move away from yourself。 You're talking about
schizophrenia。〃
〃Of a very limited type；〃 he said； bu