▁under ground ▁la ir , ▁which ▁contains ▁a ▁mountain ▁of ▁decay ed ▁circ us ▁props ▁and ▁children ' s ▁belong ings , ▁around ▁which ▁the ▁bodies ▁of ▁It ' s ▁child ▁vict ims ▁float ▁in ▁mid - air . ▁B ever ly , ▁now ▁cat at onic ▁after ▁being ▁exposed ▁to ▁bright ▁lights ▁inside ▁It ' s ▁gap ing ▁mouth , ▁is ▁restored ▁to ▁conscious ness ▁when ▁Ben ▁kiss es ▁her . ▁Bill ▁enc oun ters ▁Georg ie , ▁but ▁recogn izes ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁It ▁in ▁dis gu ise . ▁As ▁Pen ny wise , ▁It ▁takes ▁Bill ▁host age , ▁offering ▁to ▁spare ▁the ▁others ▁and ▁go ▁into ▁hi bern ation ▁if ▁they ▁let ▁It ▁feed ▁on ▁Bill . ▁The ▁Los ers ▁reject ▁this , ▁batt ling ▁with ▁It ▁while ▁over coming ▁their ▁various ▁fear s . ▁It ▁is ▁eventually ▁defeated ▁and ▁retre ats ▁deeper ▁into ▁the ▁se wers , ▁with ▁Bill ▁declaring ▁that ▁It ▁will ▁star ve ▁during ▁its ▁hi bern ation . ▁F inding ▁the ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁Georg ie ' s ▁rain co at , ▁Bill ▁finally ▁comes ▁to ▁terms ▁with ▁his ▁brother ' s ▁death ▁and ▁is ▁comfort ed ▁by ▁his ▁friends . ▁ ▁As ▁summer ▁ends , ▁B ever ly ▁inform s ▁the ▁group ▁of ▁a ▁vision ▁she ▁had ▁while ▁cat at onic , ▁where ▁she ▁saw ▁them ▁fighting ▁It ▁again ▁as ▁adult s . ▁The ▁Los ers ▁swe ar ▁a ▁blood ▁o ath ▁that ▁they ▁will ▁return ▁to ▁Der ry ▁as ▁adult s ▁if