starting with Rachel, then Deke. In desperation, Randy has (dubiously consensual) sex with LaVerne, whose hair hangs over the side of the raft. This leads to her death.
Gaia looked upon the creatures, to which her body gave succor, with particular delight, appreciating each for their unique magic with which they blessed her, for all the beings of her world are magic, each in their own way. As she looked about her, she could not help but smile at the ...