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Analysis Of The Book ' The Night '

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With a basket on his back and an arm filled with a rifle, Eustace started out with his husky, Hunter, to check his traps. The black spotted, white fluff pounced forward with determination, well acquainted with the trap-line, howling and barking as he went ahead of Eustace along the Yaak River. Mornings like this along the trickling river with nobody and nothing, but greenery and his furry, elusive neighbors in sight in their natural orchestral of bustling calls made Eustaces ' transition from an urban gentleman to a mountain man worth it. The bliss. The peace. The solitude. Here, he was in symmetry with nature. There was nothing like living off the land. The challenge of taking on nature in all of its omnipotent glory. Testing his limits, …show more content…

There was movement. He was ready to shoot when a slim figure stepped out from behind the tree—with hands in the air—three more followed. “Please don 't shoot,” a terrified voice pleaded. “My name is Michael.” Eustace lowered his rifle, stalking forward. They were teenagers—about the age of his daughter—three boys and a girl. He was baffled. There was more chance of running into a Leprechaun than strangers out here—four at that. On this part of the Rockies, there were about three people per square mile and these weren 't them. “Ain 't you all a little far from home?” Michael devoured his plate of sausages and pancakes sopping with syrup like a ravening wolf, washing it down with a swig of milk to the jaw-dropping astonishment of his hosts. He didn 't notice how bad he must have looked until he lifted his head to see the rest of his pack, Marty, Donald and his once ever graceful sister, Keira... They hadn 't eaten in days. “Here,” Eustace who had found them in the woods, offered his plate. “Looks like you need it more than I do.” Michael knew he ought to have politely turned down the plate, but the greater calling of his stomach had the better of him. He accepted it with a shameless “thank you.” Eustaces ' wife and daughter offered theirs to his three friends as well. “What will you all eat?” Micheal asked. “Don 't worry we have more,” Eustace said. “Tell me more about this Martial Law and turmoil in the

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