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The Scorch Trials Chapter 18

By James Dashner

Chapter 18

The boys all prepare for a nice little scuffle with the two figures. The two figures stop about a dozen feet in front of the boys; there's a man and a woman.
After a few futile attempts at asking who these people are, the woman responds that they're Cranks.
Oh, goodie goodie gumdrops.
The Cranks came to see if the boys had the Flare, and they're wondering how they got in the Scorch.
The Scorch must be another word for the area they're in.
The Cranks ignore all of the boys' questions. Then tell the boys that not all of the Cranks are gone, but not all of them are past the Gone.
So now "Gone" has been capitalized, making it into a noun. Just as happened with the Maze, slap a capital letter on it, and you've got a whole new meaning.
The Cranks then say that they'll all have the Flare soon, and so will the other group. You know, the ones that are supposed to kill the boys.
Ooh, nice—not only will the Flare kill the boys, but Group B will, too—assuming that the Cranks are referencing Group B.
The Cranks then leave, and the boys decide they need to follow them. What else are they going to do?
It turns to nighttime, and things get a little less hot and a little more comfortable. Looks like the Gladers are on their way to Crankville.

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