Then, she decided to divulge everything she knew, but added: "it will hurt you" - during the flashback, she described what had happened after the death of Peter""s parents:A few days after the funeral, two government men came to see us.At the diner, Alice had a vision of Dan flying backwards down a long membranous tunnel away from her...A couple more months, she""ll all be gone...from Aintry on up.One big dead lake.They finally venture onto the river in two canoes: Drew with Ed, and Bobby with Lewis.Through the trees, they are observed at the water""s edge by the Griners - inhabitants of the area before ""civilization"" took over.An advertisement for computer training, "EARN BIG MONEY.BECOME A COMPUTER PROGRAMMER," printed on a borrowed matchbook, caught his eye as he left the counter and lit a cigarette.