it was empty , except for three tiny rat tails poking out from under an old green towel . wo n't you come heal it for me ? '' he swept he hands around to indicate the wall was probably going to keep the guys out . to her left lay the mighty pacific , on the right , a wall of old-growth forest whose trees were among the biggest in the world . `` i loved him and he loved me . '' troy had found that he had been pacing more than writing . 