It was barely a little light, but I could see the pool of water on which she had slept quite clearly. It was like a milky screen, letting light through, but no image. It staggered up and tried to rush towards me, but tripped over one of the slats Laura had stretched out for a bed and fell heavily over the edge of the pool. Suddenly, from behind the trees, we saw two huge cylindrical shapes emerge. “What is your proposal? Guns? After five days, it seemed only the big carnivores were left alive. And that they – but I don’t know who they are – are going to fix that. The species destined to be the ruler of the planet…”
I looked around more closely, the last remnants of sleep banished. or crocodiles.”
I took her hand and we headed toward the translucent wall in the distance. Like a monstrous Noah’s Ark. As if it wanted to remain the sole master of the planet.
