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Quote #10
Cole [...] declared that "all was dark in his mind, not a single ray of hope was left for him to dwell upon." (12.6)
Living in such debilitating fear is too much for some to handle. As we see here, loss of hope is the first step toward death. It's almost as if these men are merely willing themselves to stay alive at this point.