i turned to see him already out of the water , standing on a rock ledge that extended the full length of the cave wall . she rolled flat on her back and adjusted the phone . and my throat-i 'd never been so thirsty , so painful y thirsty in al my life . the no smoking sign went off . the wind flapped his heavy cloak and he tipped forward to disappear over the edge . but , i didnt think anything of that at the time . i could barely see straight for the rest of that meeting . 