Summary

Chapter 11 – When the boys return to the cabin, Tim tells them not to go inside, that the man is sick with something he’s never seen before. Tim doesn’t tell the boys the man had previously woken only to claw and bite the old chesterfield couch on which he has been sleeping. Tim tells the boys to stay away from the man, that whatever he has might be contagious. However, Tim does bring Max inside due to Max’s taxidermy skills and his father being the county coroner.

Chapter 12 – Max is given a makeshift face mask made of gauze and rubbing alcohol. Tim reveals that since being coughed up on, he has lost 20pounds. Tim is going to perform a gastrostomy on the man with whatever tools in the cabin he has been able to scrounge up. The man is...