rdon。 And maybe the Overlook has
something； too。〃
〃Ghosts？〃
〃I don't know。 Not in the Algernon Blackwood sense； that's for sure。 More like
the residues of the feelings of the people who have stayed here。 Good things and
bad things。 In that sense； I suppose that every big hotel has got its ghosts。
Especially the old ones。〃
〃But a dead woman in the tub 。。。 Jack； he's not losing his mind； is he？〃
He gave her a brief squeeze。 〃We know he goes into 。。。 well； trances； for
want of a better word 。。。 from time to time。 We know that when he's in them he
sometimes 。。。 sees？ 。。。 things he doesn't understand。 If precognitive
trances are possible； they're probably functions of the subconscious mind。 Freud
said that the subconscious never speaks to us in literal language。 Only in
symbols。 If you dream about being in a bakery where no one speaks English； you
may be worried about your ability to support your family。 Or maybe just that no
one understands you。 I've read that the falling dream is a standard outlet for
feelings of insecurity。 Games； little games。 Conscious on one side of the net；
subconscious on the other； serving some cockamamie image back and forth。 Same
with mental illness； with hunches； all of that。 Why should precognition be any
different？ Maybe Danny really did see blood all over the walls of the
Presidential Suite。 To a kid his age； the image of blood and the concept of
death are nearly interchangeable。 To kids； the image is always more accessible
than the concept； anyway。 William Carlos Williams knew that； he was a
pediatrician。 When we grow up； concepts gradually get easier and we leave the
images to