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That’s a big, important thing, you see. nd as he did, something in the room changed — there was a sigh, almost, the sort of sound ghosts are reputed to make at séances. On the third the claret began to flow, first beading on the beige tiles, then splattering them in dark ropes. Come see me over at the ward office one evening.

' Jonesy looked up and saw a dozen glaring lights — some red, some blue-white — dancing around up there. Why do you do that? Why do you make that sound? Jonesy realized an amazing thing, both touching and terrifying: Mr Gray was smiling with Jonesy's mouth. Pete nodded. There was a splash of blood across the front of her parka.