"I used to be human once. So I'm told. I don't remember it myself, but people who knew me when I was small say I walked on two feet just like a human being..." But now Jaanvar - Animal - walks on all fours, the catastrophic result of what happened on That Night, when the Apocalypse visited his slums, thanks to an American chemical company.
Utdrag ur boken:
Whatever could have been done for this boy, the time is long past. He will have to get used to his condition. There is absolutely no hope, this boy will never walk or stand up straight again.
"Ghostville, Pencilmania?"
...hiring an internest booth is cheaper than a hotel room so often couples go there to have sex." /.../ "Nisha asks the internest to tell her all it knows about Elli Barber from Coatesville, Pennsylvania. She waits for an answer, but nothing at all comes. Again and again she tries /.../ but the internest knows not a single Elli Barber. "She's using a false name", Nisha says.