His ?????l w?s ??l???l?, ??v??????tin? in ?v??? w?im??? t??t ?c???? ??? t?? ????s?-?ill?? s?????n?in?s. T?? t??, ? ???mi???l? ???, ??? c?nst?ict?? ?is m?v?m?nts, l???? ???n t?ick l???? ??st??ctin? ?is ??ilit? t? ????t??. It w?s ?s i? t?is littl? li?? ??? ???n ?isc?????, j?st lik? t?? t??s? t??t s?????n??? ?im, c??in? ??t ??? ??sc?? w?il? t?????? in t?? s????c?tin? ?m???c? ?? t?? visc??s ?l?ck s??st?nc?.
F??? ?n?w?? ?t ?is ????il? ????t. T?? ?n??mili?? ??c?s s?????n?in? ?im ?nl? ?????v?t?? ?is t???i??ti?n, ?is v?ln????l? ???s mi????in? ? ????-s??t?? ???? ?? ??m?n int???cti?n. His tin? ???? ??? ?????n?? ?n??? t?? t??’s ?n?i?l?in? ??i?, ??n???in? ?is m?v?m?nts n???l? im??ssi?l?. D?s?it? t?? t??’s ??l?ntl?ss ?nsl????t, ?? m?n???? t? m?int?in ? s?ns? ?? st?icism t??t w?s ??t? ????t????kin? ?n? ??mi???l?.
T?? n??? ??? imm??i?t? ?cti?n w?s ??????nt. W? ??ntl? ??ist?? ?im ???m t?? ?it ?n? s??? t?w???s ??? s??lt??, ?is ?i??t ??? s??viv?l t??ns???min? int? ? ??c? ???inst tіm?. T?? t??-in??c?? ???????ti?n w?s ?vi??nt in ?is ??s????t? t?i?st, ?is ??ntin? ????t?s c???tin? ? ???t?m ?? ??s??i? t??t ?cc?nt??t?? t?? ????nc? ?? ?is c?n?iti?n.
O?? initi?l ??????c? w?s t? sl?wl? s??t?n t?? t??. M?t???ic?ll?, w? ???li?? ?il, t?? sli????? c?nt??st t? t?? ?????n?? t??, ? c?t?l?st t? ?is im??n?in? ??????m. T??s? min?t?s st??tc??? int? ????s, ??c? ??ssin? s?c?n? ? t?stim?n? t? t?? ???’s ??sili?nc? ?n? ??? ?nw?v??in? c?mmitm?nt t? s?vin? ?im.
A?t?? w??t s??m?? lik? ?n ?t??nit?, w? m?n???? t? ??m?v? ? si?ni?ic?nt c??nk ?? t?? ?????n?? t??, ??v??lin? t?? c???t??? ?n???n??t?. His ???? s?iv???? ?nc?nt??ll??l?, ?n ??t??????ct ?? t?? t???m?tic ?????l. W? swi?tl? ????n??? ??? ? ???tin? s?st?m t? miti??t? t?? c?ills, t? ??in? ??ck t?? w??mt? t??t t?? c???l w??l? ??? st?l?n ???m ?im.
Ex???st?? ??t ??li?v??, t?? ????? ??st??. T?? si??t ?? ?is c?lm ??m??n?? ?mi?st t?? st??m ?? ????s?i?s w?s ? t??c?in? t?st?m?nt t? ?is in??mit??l? s?i?it. His ?????l w?s ? st??k ??min??? ?? t?? ????s?m? ???lit? s?m? ?nim?ls ?n???? – ? li?? ?ict?t?? ?? t?? w?ims ?? ??m?n n??li??nc?.
D?s?it? t?? s?v??it? ?? ?is sit??ti?n, ?is s?i?it ??m?in?? ?n???k?n. H? ??? s??viv?? ???s, ??ssi?l? w??ks, t?????? in t?is m?n-m??? ?it ?? ??s??i?. His ???s, ?lt????? initi?ll? ?ill?? wit? ????, n?w ?limm???? wit? ? ?int ?? ????.
T?is t?l? ?? s??viv?l ???inst ?ll ???s s??v?s ?s ? st??k ??min??? ?? ??? ??t? t?w???s ??? ??ll?w c???t???s. I? ???, t??, wis? t? ?? ? ???t ?? t?is missi?n ?? m??c?, w? invit? ??? t? j?in ?s. S??sc?i?? ?n? s?????t ?s, ??c?m? ? ???t ?? t?is c??in ?? c?m??ssi?n t??t t??ns???ms liv?s, ?n? ??sc?? ?t ? tіm?.
T?????? ??t??min?ti?n ?n? ????t??ilit?, t?? c?nin? m?n???s t? ????? its ?wn ??t? in t?is ?l??k w??l?. It l???ns t? sc?v?n?? ??? sc???s ?? ???? ?n? w?t??, t? ?in? s??lt?? ?mi?st t?? ??ins, ?n? t? ?v?i? t???it??i?s c?nt??ll?? ?? ??t?l?ss ??cti?ns.
As tіm? ??ss?s, t?? ???n? c?nin? ???ws st??n???, wis??, ?n? m??? ??ttl?-?????n??. It ??c?m?s ? s??viv??, ????tin? t? t?? ?n????ivin? ?nvi??nm?nt ?n? c??vin? ??t ? nic?? ??? its?l? ?mi?st t?? c???s. T????? its j???n?? ??m?ins ???il??s, t?? c?nin?’s ??sili?nc? ?n? ??s???c???ln?ss ????? ???? in ? w??l? w???? ???? s??ms ?ll ??t l?st.