"You read the ecology book. What happens when a species multiplies beyond its ability to feed itself?"
A dozen new Rollins Islanders showed up a few at a time in Carter's helicopter. We've been working and waiting a long time now, waiting for Carter to come back. For over a year now, our boat has made no crossing to the mainland. Last night, over twenty-five miles of sea in clear weather, we saw the sky lit by a great fire.
I haven't forgotten those rats. I dream about them, tearing one another with bloody fangs.