`` are you lighter shades or do you fall more toward black ? '' come on think lad , which one ? at the base of the page she had left a short message . and this is too much to lay on your shoulders , especially right now . i did n't know anyone who had , but i was sure they existed somewhere in the world . `` the world is in very good hands . '' dogs barked and growled in the distance . mike grabbed a handful of peanuts from a dish on the bar . 