Jake Diefer, the barrel-chested Pennsylvanian, Shippy, the little man with the sharp rat-eyes, Luke Breckenridge, the gawky boy from the hills, Clay Wingate, Melora Vilas, Sally Dupré, The slaves in the cabins, ragged Spade in the woods, We have lost these creatures under a falling hammer. We must look for them now, again.