First, this is a short story. It feels like a great idea for a book. It has Great writing and great character development, but this story is not fully fleshed out. It relies on overstated and forced oppression/repression/prejudice tropes to propel the not fleshed out story. Which is beneath the master talent of Stephen King. AWFUL ENDING. Do not recommend. The ending leaves the reader unsatisfied and annoyed. The ending is a lead balloon… forgive the pun if you have read the book.