The end came somewhat abruptly and stunned us both. It was barely a little light, but I could see the pool of water on which she had slept quite clearly. “Do you think we should go down into the arena and kill the little crustaceans too – or whatever else is still alive on the ground?” asked Laura the next day, seeing that our victory was still not being taken into account by anyone. Although it didn’t seem like a solution to perch in the trees until the animals ate each other, at least it offered a temporary refuge. They’re going to take one animal of each species and they’re going to put us all in this… “We need to find something… And that they – but I don’t know who they are – are going to fix that. She looked around indecisively, as if searching for a bench to sit on. Nor a raft to retreat to the middle of the lake. “Does a shelter or something like that where we can take refuge exist around
