sam could see the hungry dead as they tore into him , digging endlessly with their bony fingers , finally getting past his desperate swings to rip at his lips . the last two days i 'd soaked in a tub while someone washed me . other feed tunnels connected to city water , power , and sewer . i thought , at the very least , my mother would take her finger out of the book . were breaking into normal broadcasting in fifteen seconds . we are calling triple-a right now . 