Q: '' it 's just a boat , '' connor said and andrew knew his son was trying to steer them back out of the gray area . but there was no point in trying to steer clear of stormy weather . not when it would find you no matter how hard you tried to hide from it . '' no , it was n't just a _ ... Fill the blank.
A: blank is boat

Q: he did n't make it , but he has n't fallen yet . somewhere inside me , a vicious voice chants : fall , fall , fall . but he does n't . my father and caleb haul him onto the roof . i stand up , brushing gravel off my pants . the thought of what comes next has me preoccupied . it is one thing to ask people to jump off a train , but a _ ... Fill the blank.
A: blank is roof

Q: what if i had inhaled some contaminated dust ? time will have to tell : we have no geiger counter , no photographic paper , no way to measure radiation or even to find out if there is any . but we are taking no chance . moira asked me what i was writing . i realize that until the windowpane was cleared , no one had seen me _ ... Fill the blank.
A:
blank is writing