- They arrive at the train station before dawn. Alex won't need a ticket this time—the whole posse will hide in small boxes below the carriages where pets are meant to be stored.
- While waiting for the train, Alex learns something horrible: Kostia was once forced to eat a person because there was no other food. We have no words.
- Suddenly, the train arrives and everyone hops on. For the first time in months, Alex starts to feel something resembling hope.