as if she was somehow to blame for what he 'd done . i doubt i did a good job of pretending i had fun , although no one ever called me on it . i had a hard time making her out through the one closing eye . there are dense forests on the mountains and hills . `` that was exactly the question i asked myself , and my answer was- '' he stood up again , `` -i suspect he killed half of them deliberately to maintain the lie of the gene . 