A few hours later, Helen emerged from the woods into farm country. Rolling hills and green meadows.
As she approached an adverse grade, to her right, she saw a swamp-edged pond. At the top of the hill was a small farmhouse that resembled "Janet's Farm", the building that was penciled in on the map.
Suddenly, on the road behind her, she heard clanking, thudding and spine-tingling howling. The unmistakable sounds of The Machines - moving rapidly on the trail behind her.