He was surprised to find that the body of the sleeping Delores was tightly pressed against him from neck to knee.She gave no sign that she was awake, ...nd Tom, with some quick reckoning of where he was located in relation to their double seat, determined with some relief that it had been Delores' body that had drifted in close to him, rather than his own body's migrating toward her.Still, the waking realization of how tightly they were pressed together had an immediate stimulating effect. He. “Here, he’s got a pouch full of ammo, too. Might as well take it; won’t do him any good, will it?”“Agreed,” Chris replied, strapping the pouch to his belt. “I’ll take his canteen, too. Might need it.”With their guns at the ready, the pair slipped out of the ditch and peered over a boulder to take stock of their situation. Evie’s first thought was to avoid further violence and sneak over to the jeeps, but that was dismissed quickly; the men were spread out in such a way that taking a jeep would. He began to panic knowing he would needassistance if he were ever to be free from his prison. He looked at herwild-eyed and begged for help. ?It?s too late, little boy,? she saidsadly. ?I can?t help you, no one can, you?re doomed to float aboutimmobile forever.??It?s a very ugly story, Emily, and I can tell you enjoyed it immenselythough I found it infinitely depressing.??William, you?re that little boy. You are coated with your babyhood justlike the little boy is coated in his amber, there. He shuddered with thethought. He decided that he would not think about that. If he did,it would be difficult to sleep with the boy in the same hut.The boys gathered fruit and berries, wrapping them into largeleaves which the little boy tore from plants. When their bundlesseemed heavy enough, they headed back to their hut. Once theirfood was safely stashed away, they decided to go back out onceagain.The boys could not yet communicate, however, they both knewwhere they were going. It was time to.