he supposed the presence of his father , along with all the other pieces of information finally fitting together , had finally convinced him that destroying the dark was the right way to go . the only thing in it is a whole lot of dry ice so cold that it burns my lungs upon my first breath . i arranged to meet with her tonight to work out the details . many more of the good people moved away . i 'm going to row him out on the loch just before supper tomorrow and toss him in . 