It is a sunlit day in June 1978, and Robert is pursuing what has become his favorite pastime, looking for Ben Cortman. He no longer believes they are engaged in deadly combat. Rather, he looks upon their routine as a game that they both wish to keep up indefinitely. Robert has gained weight, and his hair and beard are long and shaggy.
For Robert, "Time had lost its multidimensional scope. There was only the present for Robert Neville; a present based on day-to-day survival marked by neither heights of joy nor depths of despair."
As he puffs reflectively on his pipe, he sees in the distance a woman running across the field toward him. As she gets nearer, he sees that she has red hair and tanned skin, and is wearing.....
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