all of them were on their knees with their heads bowed . she often wondered why , but was n't that how dreams worked ? `` i hope you get where you 're going . '' i felt like i had done a belly flop onto concrete from a third story window . the hand without the pick tore away the white substance faster . gladys glanced at it without interest . `` any sword will do , '' he said . to see where id been for so long . everything around me seemed brighter than it was a few hours ago . 