Part 3 Summary

"Dying - Year Twenty Four, Month Forgotten, Day Forgotten"

Narration describes how Eva, frail and failing in the aftermath of her second stroke in two years, is groomed by her daughter Hruffa while awaiting the arrival of a pair of visiting humans. The two people arrive, narration describing them as Denny, who had taken over the running of The Pool and the foundation set up in Eva's name when Grog became mentally ill, and Gudrun, a friend of Eva's mother's. Eva introduces them to Hruffa, and narration describes how, when she first started having children, humans were made uncomfortable by the fact that she didn't know who their fathers were (see "Quotes," p. 211). Gudrun brings news that Eva's mother is unwell, Denny brings news that the Foundation and The Pool are both disbanding, and they both bring news that human society is falling...