▁trip ▁north . ▁Is and ò r no ▁asks ▁the ▁cab ▁driver ▁of ▁the ▁flat bed ▁why ▁there ▁are ▁four ▁cr ates ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁expected ▁three . ▁He ▁sh ru gs . ▁Before ▁approaching ▁it , ▁Is and ò r no ▁asks ▁what ' s ▁inside . ▁The ▁driver ▁says ▁he ▁can ▁just ▁take ▁it ▁back . ▁Is and ò r no ▁dec ides ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁better ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁animal ▁before ▁making ▁that ▁decision . ▁As ▁he ▁approaches , ▁he ▁goes ▁through ▁the ▁super st itions ▁he ▁learned ▁from ▁his ▁un named ▁lo ver , ▁and ▁he ' s ▁rem ind ed ▁of ▁the ▁reading ▁the ▁fortune ▁tell er ▁gave ▁earlier . ▁He ▁stops ▁himself ▁before ▁opening ▁it , ▁par al yz ed ▁with ▁inde c ision . ▁ ▁EN TR ’ ACT E ▁FO UR : ▁Sen ex ▁in ▁Ven ice ▁ ▁Chapter ▁ 2 5 : ▁T iny ▁Storm s ▁[ C as ] ▁Mar fa , ▁Texas . ▁Cas ▁and ▁Bobby ▁are ▁at ▁Hotel ▁P ais ano ▁to ▁meet ▁De ak in . ▁When ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁appear ▁they ▁ask ▁the ▁manager , ▁Kir by , ▁to ▁take ▁them ▁to ▁De ak in ' s ▁room , ▁and ▁they ▁find ▁it ▁full ▁of ▁smoke . ▁At ▁this ▁moment ▁a ▁few ▁cli ps ▁from ▁the ▁Or b ▁disturb ▁the ▁narr ative . ▁The ▁Vik ing ▁ 1 ▁lands ▁on ▁Mars ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ; ▁Pick ett ' s ▁Char ge ▁happens ▁in ▁ 1 8