Section 3: The Script, pages 50-75 Summary

There is no machinery left to make clothes, and for many years after the radioactivity, they could not even raid graves and lived in the wilderness until the past thirty years. Now, it is safe to enjoy previous comforts such as clothes stolen from the dead. As the three captors approach with Dr. Poole, they explain to the Chief about seeing Dr. Poole with his party and capturing him. When Dr. Poole adds that he arrived on a large ship with sails, the Chief is surprised to learn that New Zealand still has steamers after the Devil took over. Dr. Poole explains that New Zealand was left alone during the third World War because it was of no strategic importance. The Chief is excited that New Zealand still has trains so that Dr. Poole can...