it seemed as if the more awake i was , the more the curse could exert itself . because sometimes , it 's all you got . it was already the sixth week of such terror and every time they met his slugs were heavier . i look at the coffee , and look at mother . but first i would make one more attempt . a large branch went right through my head . it is time to reverse that . '' you can take my word for it , she had nothing to do with this . 