The apatosaurus walked purposefully along the beach, its head held high, its gait slow but steady. When it cleared the point coming fully into view, another appeared behind the first. The second was only a little smaller and walked with the same steady pace. Petra and Colter watched in awe as the majestic monsters moved down the beach toward them, the sun setting into the sea behind, creating an orange backdrop. A third apatosaurus appeared behind the second, and then more, each descending in size, all following the mighty beast in the lead.
“It looks like a bizarre circus parade,” Petra said.
“Where do you think they’re going?” Colter asked.
“South, I guess. Instinctively heading for the warm weather.”
“Should we go too?”
“No, Colter. Let’s watch for a while.”
Colter put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her close. They stood like that until dark, watching the new world go by.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Dramatis Personae
Prologue: Corn Fall
PreQuilt
1. Residence Hall
2. The Entrepreneur
3. Gun In The Dark
4. Offshore
5. Hostages
6. Kid With A Gun
7. Chicken Little Summer
8. Cave Crisis
Time Quilt
9. Mariel Weatherby
10. The Group
11. Pig Pile
12. Road Games
13. Flight Delay
14. Tidal Wave
15. Coop
PostQuilt
16. The President
17. Science Advisor
18. The Meadow
19. Security Council
20. Into The Forest
21. Iguanodon
22. Little Ones
23. Mountain Mystery
24. Rogues’ Gallery
25. Cubby and John
26. Streets Of The New World
27. Flowers From The Sky
28. The Brood
29. Life In The Forest
30. Debris
31. Luis
32. Puglisi
33. Hunted
34. Time Waves
35. Ellen and Angie
36. Jaws
37. Sea Monster
38. Friends
39. Black Ripple
40. First Kills
41. Pursuit
42. The President and Gogh
43. Unfinished Business
44. Ocean Ride
45. Contribution
46. Operation Mend
47. Death For Dinner
48. Big Bird
49. Prehistoric Shore
50. Rescue
51. The Mean Bird
52. Tropical Snow
53. Modern Death
54. The Den
55. Pat and Patty
56. Mariel From The Window
57. Moonscape
58. The Guys
59. The Toolmaker
60. Guard Duty
61. Helicopter
62. Captured
63. Oscillations
64. Landfall
65. Magic Mountain
66. Noah’s Raven
67. Out Of The Pit
68. Choices
The New World
69. Beach House
70. The New Country
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