HAD TO RETURN Kwame had to abandon being a forest wanderer because he had to return to Shonga quickly. It was most necessary that he did now that the V1B6F3’s rampage could not help but continue to leave the world destitute. A strong wind came around and shook the trees so much that all their leaves danced about vigorously. The cloud gathered in the sky, and it was followed by rain. Even though it lasted for only five seconds, it was quite a heavy rain—one that brought back the calm which it had uprooted earlier. Right at the spot, where Kwame had disappeared with the strange creature, lay a ball of human flesh surrounded by layers of leaves. This fleshy ball had fallen from the sky with the rains. After a few moments, the ball began to unfold gently like a blossoming flower, yielding a

