`` i wo n't , '' she said , panting as she tried to pull her arms free . i look at spud who is now soaking alongside us . she 'd always thought she was extremely good at hiding herself from people . they had just finished describing what happened inside the sphere . i remember that pissing me off , wondering how almost two years could have gone by without someone having taken a more recent picture . the moving target was now moving at a much slower pace , crawling across the floor . 