How It All Goes Down
- Pi reaches land. (The jungles of Mexico.)
- RP walks in front of Pi and into the jungle without turning to growl or purr or say goodbye in any way. This distresses Pi and, probably, any reader with a heart.
- Thus follows Pi disquisition on farewells. It's moving. And, even though there's no hope of a return gesture, Pi delivers his own farewell to RP.
- Women in a nearby village wash Pi, and a police car takes him to a hospital. The ordeal is over.