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ghts　and　feelings；　or　is　there　more？〃

Cautiously：　〃Is　there　more　for　you？〃

〃Sometimes；〃　Hallorann　said。　〃Not　often。　Sometimes　。。。　sometimes　there　are

dreams。　Do　you　dream；　Danny？〃

〃Sometimes；〃　Danny　said；　〃I　dream　when　I'm　awake。　After　Tony　es。〃　His　thumb

wanted　to　go　into　his　mouth　again。　He　had　never　told　anyone　but　Mommy　and　Daddy

about　Tony。　He　made　his　thumb…sucking　hand　go　back　into　his　lap。

〃Who's　Tony？〃

And　suddenly　Danny　had　one　of　those　flashes　of　understanding　that　frightened

him　most　of　all；　it　was　like　a　sudden　glimpse　of　some　inprehensible　machine

that　might　be　safe　or　might　be　deadly　dangerous。　He　was　too　young　to　know　which。

He　was　too　young　to　understand。

〃What's　wrong？〃　he　cried。　〃You're　asking　me　all　this　because　you're　worried；

aren't　you？　Why　are　you　worried　about　me？　Why　are　you　worried　about　us？〃

Hallorann　put　his　large　dark　hands　on　the　small　boy's　shoulders。　〃Stop；〃　he

said。　〃It's　probably　nothin。　But　if　it　is　somethin　。。。　well；　you've　got　a　large

thing　in　your　head；　Danny。　You'll　have　to　do　a　lot　of　growin　yet　before　you

catch　up　to　it；　I　guess。　You　got　to　be　brave　about　it。〃

〃But　I　don't　understand　things！〃　Danny　burst　out。　〃I　do　but　I　don't！　People　。。。　they　feel　things　and　I

feel　them；　but　I　don't　know　what　I'm　feeling！〃　He

looked　down　at　his　lap　wretchedly。　〃I　wish　I　could　read。　Sometimes　Tony　shows　me

signs　and　I　can　hardly　read　any　of　them。〃

〃Who's　Tony？〃　Hallorann　asked　again。

〃Mommy　and　Daddy　call　him　my　‘invisible　playmate；　'〃　Danny　said；　reciting　the

words　carefully。　〃But　he's　really　real。　At　least；　I　think　he　is。　Sometimes；　when

I　try　real　hard　to　understand　thin