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　big　hotel　have　got　scandals；　Watson　had　said；　just　like　every　big　hotel

has　got　a　ghost。　Why？　Hell；　people　e　and　go。。。

Suddenly　it　seemed　that　he　could　almost　feel　the　weight　of　the　Overlook

bearing　down　on　him　from　above；　one　hundred　and　ten　guest　rooms；　the　storage

rooms；　kitchen；　pantry；　freezer；　lounge；　ballroom；　dining　room　。。。

（In　the　room　the　women　e　and　go）

（。。。　and　the　Red　Death　held　sway　over　all。）

He　rubbed　his　lips　and　turned　to　the　next　page　in　the　scrapbook。　He　was　in　the

last　third　of　it　now；　and　for　the　first　time　he　wondered　consciously　whose　book

this　was；　left　atop　the　highest　pile　of　records　in　the　cellar。

A　new　headline；　this　one　dated　April　10；　1963。

LAS　VEGAS　GROUP　BUYS　FAMED　COLORADO　HOTEL

Scenic　Overlook　to　Bee　Key　Club

Robert　T。　Leffing；　spokesman　for　a　group　of　investors　going　under　the　name

of　High　Country　Investments；　announced　today　in　Las　Vegas　that　High

Country　has　negotiated　a　deal　for　the　famous　Overlook　Hotel；　a　resort

located　high　in　the　Rockies。　Leffing　declined　to　mention　the　names　of

specific　investors；　but　said　the　hotel　would　be　turned　into　an　exclusive

〃key　club。〃　He　said　that　the　group　he　represents　hopes　to　sell　memberships

to　high　echelon　executives　in　American　and　foreign　panies。

High　Country　also　owns　hotels　in　Montana；　Wyoming；　and　Utah。

The　Overlook　became　world…known　in　the　years　1946　to　1952　when　it　was

owned　by　elusive　mega…millionaire　Horace　Derwent；　who　。。。

The　item　on　the　next　page　was　a　mere　squib；　dated　four　months　later。　The

Overlook　had　opened　under　its　new　management。　Apparently　the　paper　hadn't　been

able　to　find　out　or　wasn't　interested