Sometime later, Arthur's ship comes across the lifeboat and finds the three unconscious but still breathing. The arita branch is now bare save for one berry. Arthur asks, ''Are they dead?'' and the captain replies, ''No, sir. They are asleep.'' The ambiguous ending leaves it uncertain whether or not they can be revived.

See options at the end. Can we conclude that do the characters die in the blue lagoon?

Select from the following. a). no; b). yes;
a).