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A series of frantic survival efforts, filled with noble intentions yet marred by despair, permeate their journey. They set traps with poisonous plants, only to see their efforts come undone by tragedy, leading to further chaos when the burrowers strike.
Beneath the Sorrowful Surface
The revelation of the burrowers’ life cycle highlights a puzzling and horrifying reality—the natives' previous traps were not mere acts of hostility but survival tactics borne of desperation. The encounter with a Native American woman yields crucial information regarding the burrowers’ evolution from buffalo hunters to human predators.