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KING


DREAMCATCHER
































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〃Dying　Man〃　（c）　1956　bv　Atlantic　Monthly　Co。　The　Waking　（c）　1953　by　Theodore　Roethke　from　Collected　Poems　of　Theodore　Roethke　bv　Theodore　Roethke；　used　by　permission　of　Doubleday；　a　division　of　Random　House；　Inc。

〃Scooby　Doo　Where　Are　You〃　by　David　Mook　and　Ben　Raleigh　（c）　1969　（renewed）　Monk　Bros。　　West　&　Ben　Raleigh　Music　Co。　All　rights　reserved　o/b/o　Mook　Bros。　West　in　the　United　States；　administered　by　Warner…Tamerlane　Publishing　Corp。　All　rights　o/b/o　Ben　Raleigh　Music　Co。　in　the　United　States　administered　bv　Wise　Brothers　Music　LLC。　　All　rights　for　the　world　excluding　the　United　States　controlled　bv　Unichappell　Music；　Inc。　　All　rights　reserved。　Used　by　permission。　　Warner　Brothers　Publications　U。S。　Inc。；　Miami。　FL　33014

〃Sympathy　For　The　Devil〃　words　and　music　by　Mick　Jagger　and　Keith　Richards；　（c）　1968；　renewed　1996。　ABKCO　Music　Inc。

McElligots　Pool　by　Dr。　SEUSS（tm）。　Copyright　by　Dr。　Seuss　Enterprises　L。P。　1947；　renewed　1975；　reprinted　by　permission　of　Random　House；　Inc。

〃I　Am　The　Walrus〃　by　John　Lennon　and　Paul　McCartney　1967　Sony/ATV　Times；　LLC。　　All　rights　administered　by　Sony/ATV　Music　Publishing；　8　Music　Square　West；　Nashville；
TN　37203。

〃Yes　We　Can〃　words　and　music　bv　Alan　Toussant　（c）　1970　Marsant　Music；　Inc。

The　Man　Who　Wasn't　There　by　Hughes　Mearns　（c）　1925；　Doubleday　&　Co。；　used　by　permission　of
Petra　Cabot。

Copyright　（c）　2001　by　Stephen　King

First　published　in　Great　Britain　in　2001　by　Hodder　and　Stoughton
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First；　the　News

From　the　East　Oregonian；　June　25；　1947

FIRE　CONTROL　OFFICER　SPOTS　'FLYING　SAUCERS'
Kenneth　Arnold　Reports　9　Disc…Shaped　Objects
'Shiny；　Silvery；　Moved　Incredibly　Fast'

From　the　Roswell　Daily　Record；　July　8th；　1947

AIR　FORCE　CAPTURES　'FLYING　SAUCER'
ON　RANCH　IN　ROSWELL　REGION
Intelligence　Officers　Recover　Crashed　Disc

From　the　Roswell　Daily　Record；　July　9th；　1947

AIR　FORCE　DECLARES　'SAUCER'
WEATHER　BALLOON

From　the　Chicago　Daily　Tribune；　August　1st；　1947

USAF　SAYS　'CANNOT　EXPLAIN'　ARNOLD　SIGHTING
850　Additional　Sightings　Since　Original　Report

From　the　Roswell　Daily　Record；　October　19th；　1947

SO…CALLED　'SPACE　WHEAT'　A　HOAX；
ANGRY　FARMER　DECLARES
Andrew　Hoxon　Denies　'Saucer　Connection'
Red…Tinged　Wheat　'Nothing　But　A　Prank；'　He　Insists

From　the　Courier　Journal　（Ky）；　January　8th；　1948

AIR　FORCE　CAPTAIN　KILLED　CHASING　UFO
Mantell's　Final　Transmission：
'Metallic；　Tremendous　In　Size'
Air　Force　Mum




From　the　Brazilian　Nacional；　March　12th；　1957

STRANGE　RINGED　CRAFT　CRASHES　IN　MATO　GROSSO！
2　WOMEN　MENACED　NEAR　PONTO　PORAN！
'We　Heard　Squealing　Sounds　From　Within；'　They　Declare

From　the　Brazilian　Nacional；　March　12th；　1957

MATO　GRASSO　HORROR！
Reports　of　Gray　Men　with　Huge　Black　Eyes
Scientists　Scoff！　　Reports　Persist！
VILLAGES　IN　TERROR！

From　the　Oklahoman；　May　12th；　1965

STATE　POLICEMAN　FIRES　AT　UFO
Claims　Saucer　Was　40　Feet　Above　Highway　9
Tinker　AFB　Radar　Confirms　Sightings

From　the　Oklahoman；　June　2nd；　1965

'ALIEN　GROWTH'A　HOAX；
FARM　BUREAU　REP　DECLARES
'Red　Weeds'　Said　To　Be　Work　Of　Spray…Gun；　Teenagers

From　the　Portland　（Me。）　Press…Herald；　September　14th；　1965

NEW　HAMPSHIRE　UFO　SIGHTINGS　MOUNT
Most　Sightings　in　Exeter　Area
Some　Residents　Express　Fear　of　Alien　Invasion

From　the　Manchester　Union…Leader　（N。H。）；　September　19th；　1965

ENORMOUS　OBJECT　SIGHTED　NEAR　EXETER
WAS　OPTICAL　ILLUSION
Air　Force　Investigators　Refute　State　Police　Sighting
Officer　Cleland　Adamant：　'I　Know　What　I　Saw'






From　the　Manchester　Union…Leader　（N。H。）；　September　30th；　1965

FOOD　POISONING　EPIDEMIC　IN　PLAISTOW
STILL　UNEXPLAINED
Over　300　Affected；　Most　Recovering
FDA　Officer　Says　May　Have　Been　Contaminated　Wells

From　the　Michigan　Journal；　October　9th；　1965

GERALD　FORD　CALLS　FOR　UFO　INVESTIGATION
Republican　House　Leader　Says　'Michigan　Lights'　
May　Be　Extraterrestrial　In　Origin

From　the　Los　Angeles　Times；　November　19th；　1978

CALTECH　SCIENTISTS　REPORT　SIGHTING　HUGE
DISC…SHAPED　OBJECT　IN　MOJAVE
Tickman：　'Was　Surrounded　by　Small　Bright　Lights'
Morales：　'Saw　Red　Growth　Like　Angel　Hair'

From　the　Los　Angeles　Times；　November　24th；　1978

STATE　POLICE；　USAF　INVESTIGATORS　FIND　NO
'ANGEL　HAIR'　AT　MOJAVE　SITE
Tickman　and　Morales　Take；　Pass；　Lie　Tests
Possibility　of　Hoax　Discounted

From　the　New　York　Times；　August　16th；　1980

'ALIEN　ABDUCTEES'　REMAIN　CONVINCED
Psychologists　Question　Drawings　Of　So…Called　'Gray　Men'

From　the　Wall　Street　Journal；　February　9th；　1985

CARL　SAGAN：　'NO；　WE　ARE　NOT　ALONE'
Prominent　Scientist　Reaffirms　Belief　In　ETs
Says；　'Odds　Of　Intelligent　Life　Are　Enormous'






From　the　Phoenix　Sun；　March　14th；　1997

HUGE　UFO　SIGHTED　NEAR　PRESCOTT
DOZENS　DESCRIBE　'BOOMERANG…SHAPED'　OBJECT
Switchboard　At　Luke　AFB　Deluged　With　Reports

From　the　Phoenix　Sun；　March　20th；　1997

'PHOENIX　LIGHTS'　REMAIN　UNEXPLAINED
Photos　Not　Doctored；　Expert　Says
Air　Force　Investigators　Mum

From　the　Paulden　Weekley；　（Ariz。）；　April　9th；　1997

FOOD　POISONING　OUTBREAK　UNEXPLAINED
REPORTS　OF　'RED　GRASS'　DISCOUNTED　AS　HOAX

From　the　Derry　Daily　News　（Me。）；　May　15th；　2000

MYSTERY　LIGHTS　ONCE　AGAIN　REPORTED
IN　JEFFERSON　TRACT
Kineo　Town　Manager：　'I　Don't　Know　What　They
Are；　But　They　Keep　ing　Back'

SSDD
　　　　
It　became　their　motto；　and　Jonesy　couldn't　for　the　life　of　him　remember　which　of　them　started　saying　it　first。　Payback's　a　bitch；　that　was　his。　Fuck　me　Freddy　and　half　a　dozen　even　more　colorful　obscenities　originated　with　Beaver。　Henry　was　the　one　who　taught　them　to　say　What　goes　around　es　around；　it　was　the　kind　of　Zen　shit　Henry　liked；　even　when　they　were　kids。　SSDD；　though；　what　about　SSDD？　Whose　brainstorm　had　that　been？
　　　　Didn't　matter。　What　mattered　was　that　they　believed　the　first　half　of　it　when　they　were　a　quartet　and　all　of　it　when　they　were　five　and　then　the　second　half　of　it　when　they　were　a　quartet　again。
　　　　When　it　was　just　the　four　of　them　again；　the　days　got　darker。　There　were　more　fuck…me…Freddy　days。　They　knew　it；　but　not　why。　They　knew　something　was　wrong　with　them　…　different；　at　least　…　but　not　what。　They　knew　they　were　caught；　but　not　exactly　how。　And　all　this　long　before　the　lights　in　the　sky。　Before　McCarthy　and　Becky　Shue。
　　　　SSDD：　Sometimes　it's　just　what　you　say。　And　sometimes　you　believe　in　nothing　but　the　darkness。　And　then　how　do　you　go　along？


1988：　Even　Beaver　Gets　the　Blues
　　　　
To　say　that　Beaver's　marriage　didn't　work　would　be　like　saying　that　the　launch　of　the　Challenger　space　shuttle　went　a　little　bit　wrong。　Joe　'Beaver'　Clarendon　and　Laurie　Sue　Kenopensky　make　it　through　eight　months　and　then　kapow；　there　goes　my　baby；　somebody　help　me　pick　up　the　fuckin　pieces。　　　　
　　　　The　Beav　is　basically　a　happy　guy；　any　of　his　hang…out　buddies　would　tell　you　that；　but　this　is　his　dark　time。　He　doesn't　see　any　of　his　old　friends　（the　ones　he　thinks　of　as　his　real　friends）　except　for　the　one　week　in　November　when　they　are　together　every　year；　and　last　November　he　and　Laurie　Sue　had　still　been　hanging　on。　By　a　thread；　granted；　but　still　hanging　on。　Now　he　spends　a　lot　of　his　time　…　too　much；　he　knows　…　in　the　bars　of　Portland's　Old　Port　district；　The　Porthole　and　The　Seaman's　Club　and　The　Free　Street　Pub。　He　is　drinking　too　much　and　smoking　too　much　of　the　old　rope…a…dope　and　e　most　mornings　he　doesn't　like　to　look　at　himself　in　the　bathroom　mirror；　his　red…rimmed　eyes　skitter　away　from　his　reflection　and　he　thinks　I　ought　to　quit　the　clubs。　Pretty　soon　I'm　gonna　have　a　problem　the　way　Pete's　got　one。　Jesus…Christ…bananas。
　　　　Quit　the　clubs；　quit　the　partying；　good　fuckin　idea；　and　then　he's　back　again；　kiss　my　bender　and　how　ya　doin。　This　Thursday　it's　the　Free　Street；　and　damned　if　there　isn't　a　beer　in　his　hand；　a　joint　in　his　pocket；　and　some　old　instrumental；　sounds　a　little　bit　like　The　Ventures；　pouring　from　the　juke。　He　can't　quite　remember　the　name　of　this　one；　which　was　popular　before　his　time。　Still；　he　knows　it；　he　listens　a　lot　to　the　Portland　oldies　station　since　he　got　divorced。　Oldies　are　soothing。　A　lot　of　the　new　stuff。　。　。　Laurie　Sue　knew　and　liked　a　lot　of　it；　but　Beaver　doesn't　get　it。　　　　
　　　　The　Free　Street　is　mostly　empty；　maybe　half　a　dozen　guys　at　the　bar　and　another　half　a　dozen　shooting　eightball　in　the　back；　Beaver　and　three　of　his　hang…out　buddies　in　one　of　the　booths；　drinking　draft　Millers　and　cutting　a　greasy　deck　of　cards　to　see　who　pays　for　each　round。　What　is　that　instrumental　with　all　the　burbling　guitars？　'Out　of　Limits'？　'Telstar'？　Nah；　there's　a　synthesizer　in　'Telstar'　and　no　synth　in　this。　And　who　gives　a　shit？　The　other　guys　are　talking　about　Jackson　Browne；　who　played　the　Civic　Center　last　night　and　put　on　a　kick…ass　show；　according　to　George　Pelsen；　who　was　there。
　　　　'I'll　tell　you　something　else　that　was　kick…ass；'　Geo