Now he saw another elephant emerge from the place where it had stood hidden in the trees. Very slowly it walked to the mutilated body and looked down. With its sinuous trunk it struck the huge corpse; then it reached up, broke some leafy branches with a snap, and draped them over the mass of torn thick flesh. Finally it tilted its massive head, raised its trunk, and roared into the empty landscape. . Lois Lowry
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  1. Things could change, Gabe, " Jonas went on. "Things could be different. I don't know how, but there must be some way for things to be different. There could be colors. <span style="margin:15px; display:block"></span>And grandparents, " he added, staring through the dimness toward the ceiling...

  2. Gabe?"The newchild stirred slightly in his sleep. Jonas looked over at him. "There could be love", Jonas whispered.

  3. I feel sorry for anyone who is in a place where he feels strange and stupid.

  4. The life where nothing was ever unexpected. Or inconvenient. Or unusual. The life without colour, pain or past.

  5. It is much easier to be brave if you do not know everything.

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