struggling , he fought the question down that he had been wanting to ask for the past hour , and reached for the wine again . he pushed open the door and crawled out between the cars . `` i know this because they burn right through his skin in the way acid does ours . his hand slipped back into mine , and he squeezed it . firewood is so hard to find and everywhere there is garbage overflowing , stinking up the air . oh , it could be made dirty . was it that young girl they mentioned on the news ? 