`` i 'm saying that i need you to get me that knife . '' and with no rain to stop the flames ( and certainly no volunteer fire department , not any more ) , the town would not be long for the face of the earth . his hands rubbed back and forth on the legs of his pants . speaking them makes them more real . then i watched the kids run through the snow and throw themselves at the two rough men . he finally had her just where he needed her to be . 