The Stand

Stu, Glen, Larry, Ralph, and Kojak continue their trip westward. It’s September 17, and they’ve now walked over 350 miles. As they passed through a tunnel in Colorado, they came across a body that they call “Wolfman.” He died in the act of climbing out of his car as a wolf tried to rip out his throat. The man had already succeeded in shooting several other members of the same pack. Though the group doesn’t know this, the man they found is Trashman’s friend, The Kid. The group later stumbles across Harold’s body on the highway they’re traveling. They find his notebook and read his final confession before continuing on their way. Glen confides to Stu that he felt a presence watching them in the night. He believes Kojak could see it. Stu dismisses the idea as unimportant. Let Flagg watch them if he likes. 

The men speculate about why Abagail commanded them to walk instead of driving since they might have reached their destination in a matter of days. Glen points out that vision quests are a significant part of most of the world’s religions:

‘You think Mother sent us out here to have visions?’ Ralph asked. ‘Maybe to gain strength […] by a purging process,’ Glen said.