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Smoke
She could see smoke rising in the distance. -
Someones coming
Someone is coming down from the north camping and exploring east. -
One man
There is one man alone coming closer dressed in a green plastic suit. -
Hes in the house
The man found her house and set up a tent. -
Faro
The dog Faro came back. -
Exploring
The man went exploring and Ann followed him staying on the high woods path. -
Sick man
Ann realizes that the man is sick and goes into his tent to check on him. -
John R. Loomis
The mans name is John R. Loomis and he is a chemist from Ithaca, New York, where Cornell University is, or used to be. -
conditions
John has radition poisoning and says his conditions will get worse. His temperature is 99.5. -
Sleep
John is shouting and talking in his sleep when Ann went to check on him. -
Running a Fever
Johns temperature reached 106 and beyond that the thermometer wont show so Ann doesnt think that he will live much longer. -
Getting worse.
Ann has just about given up. John has laid motionless for more then 32 hours. -
Getting better
His condition is getting better. His respiration is down to eighteen per minute which is almost normal. -
Hes awake
He opened his eyes this morning. They were blank and unfocesed, the eyes of a newborn animal. -
Sweet 16
Today is Ann' birthday, and it has been one of the best weeks of Johns illness.
