cause to start burning - Clearly there had to be something for the sparks to ignite, some kind of tinder or kindling—but what?, feeling of annoyance - He settled back on his haunches in exasperation, looking at the pitiful clump of grass and twigs., enter into someone's consciousness - Not twenty feet to his right, leaning out over the water were birches and he stood looking at them for a full half-minute before they registered on his mind., slender structure by which some plants attach to an object - He moved to the trees. Where the bark was peeling from the trunks it lifted in tiny tendrils, almost fluffs., pull lightly but sharply - Brian plucked some of them loose, rolled them in his fingers., easily ignited - hey seemed flammable, dry and nearly powdery., characterized by extreme care and great effort - It was painstaking work, slow work, and he stayed with it for over two hours., make happy or satisfied - Working as fast as he could he carefully placed the dried grass and wood pieces he had tried at first on top of the bark and was gratified to see them take., a supply of something available for future use - And so he sat through a long part of the day, keeping the flames even, eating from his stock of raspberries, leaving to drink from the lake when he was thirsty., a definite length of time marked off by two instants - He had to be sure to try and sleep in short intervals so he could keep die fire going, and he tried to think of a way to regulate his sleep but it made him sleepy to think about it and he was just going under again when he heard the sound outside., inactive but capable of becoming active - The hunger, always there, had been somewhat controlled and dormant when there was nothing to eat but with the eggs came the scream to eat., an indigenous person who was born in a particular place - Some natives in the world ate grasshoppers and ants and if they could do that he could get a raw egg down., contract involuntarily, as in a spasm - His throat tried to throw it back up, his whole body seemed to convulse with it, but his stomach took it, held it, and demanded more., so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm - He had decided to always have enough on hand for three days and after spending one night with the fire for a friend he knew what a staggering amount of wood it would take., take to be the case or to be true - There was no pain there so he assumed that had taken care of itself., include or contain - He moved to the top of the rock ridge that comprised the bluff over his shelter and was pleased to find a large, flat stone area., at the beginning - Initially he had thought of making a signal fire every day but he couldn’t—he would never be able to keep the wood supply going., come out into view, as from concealment - It emerged a split part of a second later., characteristic of an earlier ancestral type - Maybe that was how it really happened, way back when—some primitive man tried to spear fish and it didn’t work and he “invented” the bow and arrow., turn on a pivot - He put all of his life into his legs, jumped logs and moved through brush like a light ghost, swiveling and running, his lungs filling and blowing and now the sound was louder, coming in his direction.,

Hatchet Chapter 9-12

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