i found a room inside that was the same as the one id had before , which gave me a moments pause . he was n't sure if the silence was real or if his hearing had been blasted away . lets go outside and take a stroll in the fresh air , shall we ? she could no longer see them . everything he looked at looked sharper , more real , more there . friendly crickets talked to her as she roasted rabbit in the little fire ring outside her hut . 