i
- Achille washes the canoe down and sings a song from the latest "blocko": Bob Marley's "Buffalo Soldier."
- He fantasizes about being that buffalo soldier, conflating Native American Indians with West Indians, riding on the plains while paddling on the sea.
- In his fantasy, he becomes the colonist, slaughtering native palm trees with his Winchester/oar.
ii
- Achille is helping Seven Seas by raking leaves in his yard when he sees an iguana and freezes in fear.
- Seven Seas tells him that the origin of the tree's name—pomme-Arac—is connected to the Aruac people that used to live there.
- Eventually, Achille's rake strikes on a stone. It has a face incised on it and is an ancient totem, but Achille uproots it and hurls it away.
iii
- Seven Seas tells Achille more about names and tells him about his past life and travels.