My jaw has opened, but my right hand is still gripping the axe handle. I stood that way for a year, so I suppose my hand has its own reasons too.

• The ScarecrowYour hand always seems to know your own reasons before you do. When it's time to let go, it'll be your hand that decides, not you.
  Nick ChopperI hope so. I still don't know how to let go.
• The Cowardly LionDon't force it open. Just watching makes my fingers go numb.