we knew that was where you could do the most good for your people . `` maybe you saw something in that person that you wished you had in yourself . someone else could get the car later . if he waited much longer he would not make the return journey himself . his fingers touched the ebony strands , brought them to his mouth . although she wished they could have stayed in the moment . he slapped two x-rays up into the clips and pointed to the first one , this is the spine of an average human being . 