| The farms are buried
under volcanic dust. The virgin stops at a fruit stand and haggles
with a farmer. About the time the raining dust is up to your chin,
she finishes the purchase of a cartoon of strawberries.
"These strawberries are delicious," she says. "You know, I think it's the little things in life that make the struggle for survival worth living." "I wish we had time to parse that sentence," you reply. You can head north into the forest, which is kind of but not completely on fire. |