thomas was shocked that the idea of entering the maze again did n't frighten him all that much . all in all , he 'd done well , though . i had a bad , bad feeling that i was about to find out-and that it was going to get a whole lot worse . instead he had done so during the event , and to good effect . and remember , it 's only a short-term solution . '' or am i just hoping that it does ? you know how hard it can be to judge these flash-in-a-day races . 