"The more I thought about it, the more I realized that this was what I wanted
to heal. I wanted to find the disease of hatred and cure it. As I pulled the 
dying from the rubble, curing those I could and easing the deaths of those I 
could not, I thought. ‘But first I must understand the disease.’ The hours
passed and I found myself drawing more and more upon Snake to keep up my 
strength. Eventually I became so weary I didn’t notice when a huge wall near me
gave way. I have been here ever since." Thomas looked left, then right, men, in
a low whisper, said, "I can’t really say coming here was the wisest decision I
ever made." And then he laughed.