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file:///E|/Funny%20&%20Weird%20Shit/75%20-%20Stephen%20King%20Books/Stephen%20King%20-%20Pet%20Sematary.htmNorma, he thought.He opened her dress, exposing a creamy yellow silk slip. Moving with his own rhythm now, he turnedher head to one side and began administering CPR.“Jud, listen to me,” he said. Heel of the left hand one third of the way up the breastbone—fourcentimeters above the xyphoid process. Right hand gripping the left wrist, bracing, lending pressure.Keep it firm, but let’s take it easy on the old ribs—no need to panic yet. And for Christ’s sake, don’tcollapse the old lungs.“I’m here,” Jud said.“Take Ellie,” he said. “Go across the street. Carefully—don’t get hit by a car. Tell Rachel what’shappened. Tell her I want my bag. Not the one in the study, but the one on the high shelf in the upstairsbathroom. She’ll know the one. Tell her to call Bangor MedCu and to send an ambulance.”“Bucksport’s closer,” Jud said.“Bangor’s faster. Go. Don’t you call; let Rachel do that. I need that bag.” And once she knows thesituation here, Louis thought, I don’t think she’ll bring it over.Jud went. Louis heard the screen door bang. He was alone with Norma Crandall and the smell of apples.From the living room came the steady tick of the seven-day clock.Norma suddenly uttered a long, snoring breath. Her eyelids fluttered. And Louis was suddenly dousedwith a cold, horrid certainty.She’s going to open her eyes. . . oh Christ she’s going to open her eyes and start talking about the PetSematary.But she only looked at Louis with a muddled sort of recognition, and then her eyes closed again. Louiswas ashamed of himself and this stupid fear that was so unlike him. At the same time he felt hope andrelief. There had been some pain in her eyes but not agony. His first guess was that this had not been agrave seizure.Louis was breathing hard now and sweating. No one but TV paramedics could make CPR look easy. Agood steady closedchest massage popped a lot of calories, and the webbing between his arms andshoulders would ache tomorrow.“Can I do anything?”file:///E|/Funny%20&%20Weird%20Shit/75%20-%20Ste...%20Books/Stephen%20King%20-%20Pet%20Sematary.htm (80 of 333)7/28/2005 9:21:49 PM