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		| Originally posted by hellfire1 i have a question about "apt pupil". maybe one of you guys can help me :
 
 the story ends like this  "It was five hours later and almost dark before they took him down."
 
 i always found this a bit ambiguous. is the "boy" ( more like monster ! ) shot down or simply maimed  ?
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 This is one of my favorite stories from his compilation books.
It's pretty much of a given that they shot and killed him,but King leaves it to the imagination.