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The Long Walk Home from "The Body". The boys walk all night back to Castle Rock, exhausted and blistered. They cross the trestle again in the dark, too tired to be afraid.

Saturday night to Sunday dawn

The Long Walk Home

The boys walk all night back to Castle Rock, exhausted and blistered. They cross the trestle again in the dark, too tired to be afraid. At dawn, they reach the dump, drink water, and then part ways in town. The adventure is over, but the experience has changed them forever.