Chapters 22-24 Summary

In Chapter Twenty-two, Burton awakens, alive again, surrounded by fighting giants. He narrowly escapes as one turns to attack him, but his foot is badly smashed in the process. He realizes that these giants are very likely prehistoric humans that anthropologists never discovered on earth. He is grabbed by one of them, tossed into the air, and caught again. From this high up in the air, Burton can see a large section of the surrounding area, and he realizes that he can see the very last grailstone, which he believes means that he is very close to the start of the river. The giant collapses and Burton goes down with him, discovering a seriously injured Herman Goring on the ground.

In Chapter Twenty-three, Burton is resurrected yet again next to Goring, since both have been killed in the fight with the...