However, he too died in the course of the afternoon… Or crocodiles,” I added when I saw the eye of the reptile in the lake staring at me from a distance, with a fixity I didn’t like at all, straight ahead. “You should’ve asked him to be civil, too…”
Although the monkey was the first casualty in this strange war, it also seemed to be a kind of signal to start the slaughter. They were stalking each other and delaying the outcome for as long as possible, as if realizing that they were the last representatives of the animal kingdom on Earth. A sturdier branch I’d found earlier on the ground under the trees. I’ve got to come up with an idea or we’re lost!” I kept repeating to myself, and then my eyes fell on the two reservoirs.