the three turned from the railing to leave . he struck the back door hard enough to shake it in its frame . what if we did the opposite ? it was like being on an elevator in the forest . it 's getting so much harder to pretend . i knew we were more than men . okay blue , youre not really a product marketing guy . there was a squealing , bleating sound from the other side of the clearing . she was long gone and everyone else seemed to forget it was even there . 