![]() They are unable to decide, and a higher level entity in which they are in awe manifests briefly, stating that this will be allowed. Time running very short, Ralph tells the other bald doctors that he will not stop Ed Deepneau, whatever the consequences for the multiverse unless they allow him to save Natalie Deepneau by giving his life for her when the time comes. However, when released, Atropos has his revenge by showing Ralph a glimpse of a car impact in the near future in which he takes the life of Natalie Deepneau, Helen's young daughter, in retaliation. They then seek out Atropos, and Ralph overcomes him, extracting a promise to stay out of their business, the doctors all being bound by their word. ![]() They feel resentful at being manipulated but also realize they must do what they can to prevent the attack.Īllies of Ed Deepneau attack and set fire to the shelter where Helen Deepneau is staying. He intends to undertake a kamikaze attack, flying a small plane containing C-4 explosives into the center during the talk. The latter's sentiments concerning abortion have been played upon by the Crimson King to the point that Ed has become fanatical and close to insane. They are shown the civic center where a well-known pro-choice speaker, Susan Day, who is hated by many in the town of Derry, is due to talk the building is shrouded by a black aura, signifying that in some sense the future is set already, with the center destined to be destroyed by Ed. ![]() Their insomnia has been induced by the two little bald doctors, who are agents of The Purpose, to help them gain access to this level of perception, so that they can defeat Atropos. They are told that some kind of higher entity identified as the "Crimson King" has made a move, through Atropos, to manipulate Deepneau, in some manner that will upset the entire order of the universe. They learn that life as they know it is governed by "The Purpose" and "The Random," forces or entities which are not enemies so much as opposites, and that Ed Deepneau is one of the very rare beings who is not assigned to either of these and can, therefore, change existence. Ralph and Lois encounter two "bald doctors" who act with dignity and free people from life when it is "their time," and one bald doctor, Atropos, who is a crazed rogue. Lois Chasse, a friend, teams up with Ralph after admitting she too has recently begun seeing auras which she can interpret. He realizes that Ed Deepneau had also been seeing these things. As his insomnia develops, Ralph begins to see things that are invisible and intangible to others: colorful manifestations of life-force surrounding people (auras), and diminutive white-coated beings he calls "little bald doctors," based on their appearance, and gradually comes to believe these are genuinely present on a different level of reality. Some months later, and now a widower, Ralph encounters Ed's wife Helen who has been badly beaten by her husband after having signed a sleep maintenance insomnia, waking earlier each night until he is barely able to sleep an hour each night. Ralph Roberts, who is retired, encounters his good-natured acquaintance Ed Deepneau at the local airfield, behaving aggressively and swearing obscenely at a driver he accuses of involvement in transporting fetal tissue from abortions. The story is set in Stephen King's multiverse in the fictional town of Derry, Maine.
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