whatever i had been expecting from today , it had been nothing like the reality . it supplies me with enough energy to continue until the sun is high overhead and the twisting vines underfoot become so dense and tangled that i must slow down . but you and i are the lucky ones . that gives me two and a half more days , and i need to finish one story and find a completely new one . `` you need to go back where you came from . '' he 's ... is n't he what you are ? 