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occurred　to　him　that　he　didnt　care　much　for　these　hedge　animals。　It　had　always

seemed　slightly　perverted　to　him　to　clip　and　torture　a　plain　old　hedge　into

something　that　it　wasnt。　Along　one　of　the　highways　in　Vermont　there　had　been　a

hedge　billboard　on　a　high　slope　overlooking　the　road；　advertising　some　kind　of

ice　cream。　Making　nature　peddle　ice　cream；　that　was　just　wrong。　It　was

grotesque。

（You　werent　hired　to　philosophize；　Torrance。）

Ah；　that　was　true。　So　true。　He　clipped　along　the　rabbits　ears；　brushing　a

small　litter　of　sticks　and　twigs　off　onto　the　grass。　The　hedge…clipper　hummed　in

that　low　and　rather　disgustingly　metallic　way　that　all　battery…powered

appliances　seem　to　have。　The　sun　was　brilliant　but　it　held　no　warmth；　and　now　it

wasnt　so　hard　to　believe　that　snow　was　ing。

Working　quickly；　knowing　that　to　stop　and　think　when　you　were　at　this　kind　of

a　task　usually　meant　making　a　mistake；　Jack　touched　up　the　rabbits　〃face〃　（up

this　close　it　didnt　look　like　a　face　at　all；　but　he　knew　that　at　a　distance　of

twenty　paces　or　so　light　and　shadow　would　seem　to　suggest　one；　that；　and　the

viewers　imagination）　and　then　zipped　the　clippers　along　its　belly。

That　done；　he　shut　the　clippers　off；　walked　down　toward　the　playground；　and

then　turned　back　abruptly　to　get　it　all　at　once；　the　entire　rabbit。　Yes；　it

looked　all　right。　Well；　he　would　do　the　dog　next。

〃But　if　it　was　my　hotel；〃　he　said；　〃Id　cut　the　whole　damn　bunch　of　you　down。〃

He　would；　too。　Just　cut　them　down　and　resod　the　lawn　where　theyd　been　and　put

in　half　a　dozen　small　metal　tables　with　gaily　colored　umbrellas。　People　could

have　cocktails　on　the　Overlooks　lawn　in　the　summer　sun。　Sloe　gin　fizzes　and

margaritas　and　pink　ladies　and　all　those　sweet　tourist　drinks。　A　rum　and　tonic；

maybe。　Jack　took　his　handkerchief　out　of　his　back　pocket　and　slowly　rubbed　his

lips　with　it。

〃e　on；　e　on；〃　he　said　softly。　That　was　nothing　to　be　thinking　about。

He　was　going　to　start　back；　and　then　some　impulse　made　him　change　his　mind　and

he　went　down　to　the　playground　instead。　It　was　funny　how　you　never　knew　kids；　he

thought。　He　and　Wendy　had　expected　Danny　would　love　the　playground；　it　had

everything　a　kid　could　want。　But　Jack　didnt　think　the　boy　had　been　down　half　a

dozen　times；　if　that。　He　supposed　if　there　had　been　another　kid　to　play　with；　it

would　have　been　different。

The　gate　squeaked　slightly　as　he　let　himself　in；　and　then　there　was　crushed

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