,EPILOGUE 

#aihhaihh 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN 

,TEXT 3 

,I KEPT ON />+1 WAIT+ = ! FACE TO TURN SMOO?1 TO TAKE ON ! FEATURES ,I REMEMB]$ SO WELL4 ,BUT ! LONG] ,I />$1 ! LESS DID ?AT FACE LOOK LIKE ,UDATONTE'S4 ,MY HEAD SWAM AS ,I SL[LY GRASP$ ?AT ,I WAS />+ AT AN UNFAMILI>1 OLD1 BL9D WOMAN1 & ,I />T$ TO FALL4 ,AN OLD MAN ROSE FROM ! BROK5 CIRCLE2 HIS P[]FUL H& GRIPP$ MY >M & KEPT ME FROM FALL+4 ,HE ASK$ IF ,I NE$$ A SWEAT1 A SWIM OR AN H]BAL POTION2 HE CALL$ ME NEPHEW4 ,I TOLD HIM MY DIZZ9ESS HAD ALREADY PASS$4 ,I /UDI$ HIS FACE BUT FAIL$ TO RECOGNIZE HIM4 ,HE SAW MY CONFUSION & TOLD ME HE WAS ,WAKAYA1 MY UNCLE ,METEYA'S BRO!R4 ,HE SAID HE HAD NOT RECOGNIZ$ ME EI!R2 HE HAD RECOGNIZ$ ! >RO:EAD ?AT DANGL$ FROM MY NECK4 

,LEAD+ ME SL[LY AWAY FROM ! C\NCILGR\ND1 HE TOLD ME HE HAD COME TO ! ,LEAN+ ,TREE GA!R+1 AS HE GUESS$ ?AT ,I HAD1 9 ORD] TO ?R[ WAT] ON ! FIRE1 9 ORD] TO COOL D[N ! W>RIORS4 ,HE SAID \R W>RIORS HAD BE5 TOO FEW AT ! FIELD ( FALL5 TREES1 TOO FEW AT ! RIV] =K 9 ! ,MORN+L&1 & !Y W]E EV5 FEW] N[4 ,BUT HE HAD NOT SAT ON ,%AB5I'S SIDE ( ! CIRCLE4 ,HE SAID HE TOO WAS ,LAM9A'S DESC5DANT1 HE TOO WAS MADE ( R$ E>? & IF ! C\NCIL HAD RESOLV$ TO /& & FI<T UNTIL ! LA/ W>RIOR FELL1 HE HAD BE5 READY TO /& ) !M4 

,! C\NCIL HAD NOT RESOLV$ TO FI<T1 & ,WAKAYA WAS RELIEV$4 ,HE HAD WEA!R$ SIXTY W9T]S & HE LONG$ TO RETURN TO HIS *ILDR5 & GR&*ILDR54 ,AS WE WALK$ ALONG ,MI%IGAMI'S %ORE1 ,I ASK$ HIM IF A Y\NG WOMAN HAD RETURN$ TO HIS VILLAGE AFT] ! LA/ BATTLE 9 ! ,MORN+L&1 A WOMAN ) /RAI<T BLACK HAIR & FI]CE EYES4 

,WAKAYA REMEMB]$ ?AT %E HAD BE5 ONE ( ! ,TURTLEFOLK FROM ,S&USKY4 ,HE TOLD ME %E HAD NOT RETURN$4 ,BUT :5 HE LOOK$ 9TO MY EYES HE BECAME EXCIT$1 AS IF HE HAD SE5 SOME?+ 9 !M4 ,HIS [N EYES TOLD ME HE WAS REMEMB]+ ?+S HE HAD NOT ?\<T AB\T4 ,HE SAID ?AT JU/ BE=E HE HAD F\ND ME ON ! BATTLEFIELD BY ! =K1 HE HAD HURRI$ TO ! ,BRE?R5'S VILLAGE TO URGE ITS 9HABITANTS TO EVACUATE4 

,HIS C\S9 ,PAMOKO WAS HOLD+ A NEWBORN *ILD GIV5 TO H] BY A Y\NG ,TURTLEWOMAN :O WAS UNKN[N TO ,PAMOKO2 ! *ILD'S MO!R HAD RU%$ TO ! BATTLEFIELD >M$ ) A RIFLE4 ,! *ILD WAS TAK5 TO ,K>ONTA51 LODG$ & NURS$ BY ,PAMOKO4 ,WAKAYA HAD CONSID]$ ! *ILD ,PAMOKO'S DAU<T] & HAD NOT GIV5 ! *ILD MU* ?\<T4 

,! GIRL BEFRI5D$ MY SI/] ,WABNOKWE'S DAU<T]S1 MOV$ 9 ) !M1 & EV5TUALLY LEFT ! ,/RAIT ALTOGE!R1 SO ?AT ,WAKAYA LO/ ALL CONTACT ) H]4 ,HE REMEMB]$ ! GIRL'S WAVY BLACK HAIR1 SOME?+ UNCOMMON 9 ,K>ONTA54 ,BUT HE SAID H] EYES W]E NOT FI]CE4 ,WAKAYA REMEMB]$ HAV+ LOOK$ 9TO H] EYES ONCE1 & HAV+ ?\<T ?AT ! GIRL'S SORR[FUL1 DI/ANT EYES W]E NOT LIKE ?OSE ( ANYONE 9 ,K>ONTA52 !Y W]E LIKE ! EYES ( ! NEPHEW ,WAKAYA HAD NURS$ 9 ! ,MORN+L& 9FIRM>Y4 

,I GRATEFULLY PLAC$ MY H& ON ,WAKAYA'S4 ,I N[ KNEW ?AT ,I HAD NOT BE5 LOOK+ 9TO ,UDATONTE'S FI]CE EYES :5 ,I HAD SE5 ! F\R GU%+ /REAMS ( BLACK RA9 ?AT REG5]AT$ ! TREES1 ! FLI]S1 ! CRAWL]S & ! WALK]S4 ,I HAD BE5 LOOK+ 9TO ! TORTUR$ EYES (4 4 4 

,! OLD MAN'S VOICE WAS SO WEAK ?AT ,I B>ELY HE>D HIS LA/ WORDS4 ,HIS EYES W]E /ILL OP51 BUT HE NO LONG] SAW ME OR ANY?+ ELSE 9 ! HOSPITAL ROOM4 ,I WAS EXHAU/$ FROM KEEP+ MY E> NEXT TO HIS MOV+ LIPS LI/5+ TO S\NDS SO FA9T !Y SEEM$ TO COME FROM ! L& ( ! DEAD4 

,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 

,*RONOLOGY 3 
,NOVEMB] #c1 #aihg 3 ,EPILOGUE -- ,PUBLICATION4 
,APRIL #b#f1 #bb 3 ,EPILOGUE -- ,ADD$4 

 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3  
HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/