in many cases , one hammock hung over another in such a way that it seemed impossible for a person to get into the hammock that was higher up . i can almost see the weight lifting off of his shoulders as he lets himself speak freely for the first time . i formed an image of my mother that summer ; from the hard stone of everything that happened , i carved the image of a woman and called it mother . holly did n't believe it for a second . how could he protect her from himself ? 