he had gone through life looking for the easiest route . he was n't death , but an invisible god . her aunt 's breath smelled of wine . the other times people had come from the road ; this one came from a clump of woods about a half-mile off . luckily , i caught him before he could get too far , continued the policeman . the dinosaur was standing in darkness on the road up ahead , but they could see well enough to know that it was bending over now , sniffing the ground . 