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==Die Einleitung==

Bevor King die Geschichte vorlas, stimmte er das Publikum mit folgenden Worten ein:

{{cquote|I want to thank you all for coming and I think we'll have a pretty good time for people who are all going to die someday. I'm going to read you this story, but before I do, I just want to remind you of a couple of things. <br>

First is: We're all in here together now and we're fairly safe, but later on you'll have to go to your cars and it will be dark and there are mad people in the city, we know that! It's just a fact of life and I don't want to scare you unduly … but there could be somebody in your backseat. It's not likely, but you'll admit that it is possible. And you wouldn't want to be driving home and look in your review-mirror and see somebody there, would you? So check! What does it hurt? It doesn't hurt to check. The other thing is: I'd like you to take a moment now before I begin reading this story to ask yourself one question: Did I leave the shower curtain open or closed? And if you feel that you left the shower curtain open and it's closed when you get back, I suggest you get out of your place in a hurry! Again, I don't want to scare you unduly, but these things have to be considered. <br>