Written by Tomoko Hayakawa.
Writing checked by Khalfan Al-Mansoori.

Summary: Forty-seven days has passed since the airplane crashed. Brian came across a wolf, but he knew the wolf didn't want to hurt him. He celebrated that he could catch the first fish.

"He was looking for one of the foolish birds (p.115)."

"...and there was a flock that lived near the end of the long part of the lake(p.116)."

"...gutted him and I dropped him and left him with nothing (p.118)."

"He had settled into the gray funk deeper and still deeper until finally(p.118)."

"...the disappointment cut him down and made him new(p.119)."

"...he now kept going using partially rotten wood...(p.119)"

"The shafts were willow, straight and with the bark peeled,...(p.119)"

"He had no sting and that threw him until he looked down at his tennis shoes.(p.120)"

"They had long laces, too long, and he found...(p.120)"

"...the bow wood exploded in his hands sending splinters and chips of wood...(p.120)"

"Too stiff(p.120)"

"It was infuriating(p.120)."

"...he had forgotten that water refracts,...(p.121)"

"...wiggling against the blue sky(p.121)."

"He exulted in it, in the bow...(p.121)"

"The meat inside was flaky and moist and tender(p.122)."

"He had taken the scraps back to the water with the thought...(p.122)"

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Updated: 10/20/00