Part 5, Zypher as It Is Summary

Cory is now in his late thirties. Cory and his family left Zephyr in 1966 to find work in Birmingham. The family did well there, but Cory's father died in 1978 of cancer. Cory's mother remarried and is happy, but it is not the same for Cory. Cory has married and has a daughter of his own. Cory has reconnected with Ben, a stockbroker in Atlanta, and Johnny, a police chief in Florida. The Branlins moved on. Gordo died in a stickup, but Gotha has settled down in a productive life. The Demon became a chemist with DuPont, but quit to become a performance artist in New York.

Cory and his family drive through what is left of Zephyr. The paper mill closed in the late seventies and most people moved on. The old family house is...