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[ladyfirestarter]

Date: January 07, 2007
From: "Charlene R. McGee" <charlie.mcgee@tetcorp.com>
To: "Marian O. Carver" <marian.carver@tetcorp.com>
Subject: Law of unintended consequences

Marian -

I feel I owe you a slightly more complete explanation of recent events.

As you're aware, my mental blocks slipped and let some highly unpleasant memories leak out into the atmosphere, where they were picked up by the kids. What I didn't mention at the time, because (a) it didn't seem relevant and (b) I was still considerably shaken, was that said memories are of very recent origin. This happened outside of work, and I have no reason to think it will affect any of the kids directly, but I think you should know.

A number of acquaintances and I were drawn through a door into a house place with walls and floors that shifted continuously. This structural shifting may or may not have been the source of the recurring growl-like sound we heard at intervals. The place was completely lightless, and cold enough to send at least one member of the party into hypothermic shock. None of us have any idea how long we were trapped there, though I don't think it can have been longer than one night.

I've been sitting here looking at that last paragraph for nearly ten minutes. It's accurate in every respect, and somehow completely inadequate. I'm not a writer, Marian, and I don't think I can convey what being in this place was like. And I'm not sure I want to.

I've taken steps to stop the leakage from happening again.

-Charlie

Comments

[ladyfirestarter]

Date: January 09, 2007
From: "Charlene R. McGee" <charlie.mcgee@tetcorp.com>
To: "Michael John Copeland" <michael.copeland@tetcorp.com>
Subject: RE: Creepy houses

So -- do you have any idea what this means? Is sai King writing a sequel with me in it, or is this a random similarity, or what?

And if 1408 is connected somehow to the Wizard's Rainbow, does that mean it exists here, in this world?

[walk_ins]

Date: January 09, 2007
From: "Michael John Copeland" <michael.copeland@tetcorp.com>
To: "Charlene R. McGee" <charlie.mcgee@tetcorp.com>
Subject: RE: Creepy houses

It's not easy to say. Not everything that happens is written by King. We're not sure if everything he writes happens.

My guess is the room in 1408 is a baby version of what you found. The blackness of yours makes me hope my Wizard's Rainbow theory is off, you know? I may be trying to overconsolidate, here--King also likes to throw out random, inexplicably monstrosities, like fingers in the drain or patches of oil that hypnotize and eat you.

There IS a Dolphin Hotel in New York, but the manager's name isn't Olin. Don't let it prey on your mind, Charlie.

Walk away.

All the best.