Part 3, Chapters 30 and 31 and Epilogue Summary

"Await Lightning"

The chapter begins with Andy's description of being caught in a traffic jam while attempting to cross into Mexico. He then explains why he's there - Claire and Dag left him notes explaining they've decided to go down to Mexico to open a hotel and inviting him to join them. Dag also explains how he managed to avoid being charged for the vandalism of Bunny Hollander's car. Andy's narration then returns to the traffic, where he sees the fence that serves as the border and realizing that he, Claire and Dag have chosen to live on the more barren side of the metaphoric fence in their lives - "Dag doomed forever to gaze longingly at his sun; Claire forever traversing her sands with her [stick]..." He then describes his own situation in two...