Part 2, Sections 10 and 11 Summary

"Year Two, Month Twelve, Days Two and Three"

Eva waits and watches as Sniff, Lana, Abel, Beth, and several other chimps slowly wake up from their drug-induced sleep, into which they had been placed for transport to St. Hilaire. Eva also wonders whether any of them dreamed the same dream of trees as she / Kelly did (see "Quotes," p. 162). As narration describes the rough-edged scenery and Sniff and Eva's initial explorations, there are also descriptions of how the area came to be enclosed by an electrified fence and monitored by cameras. There is also commentary on how the camera's footage is being used as promotional material for World Fruit, and how the promotion of the project has already increased the company's sales, not to mention improved its reputation. Once all the chimps are awake, Eva carefully leads them through...