St??w’s st??? is ? t?st?m?nt t? t?? in??mit??l? s?i?it ?? li??, ???vin? t??t ?v?n in t?? ??c? ?? ?v??w??lmin? c??ll?n??s, t?? will t? s??viv? c?n ?? ?n ?nst?????l? ???c?. W??n ?? w?s st??ck ?? ? s?v??? ?n? ??t?nti?ll? ??t?l illn?ss, t?? ???s w??? st?ck?? ???inst ?im. Y?t, ?? ????s?? t? s????n??? t? ??s??i?, ??c?min? ? ???c?n ?? st??n?t? ?n? ??t??min?ti?n.
His j???n?? ????n w??n ?? ??ll s??i??sl? ill, c??sin? c?nc??n ?n? w???? ?m?n? t??s? w?? c???? ??? ?im. His ?nc?-?l????l ?n? vi???nt ??m??n?? ?????, ?n? ?is c?n?iti?n ??t??i???t?? ???i?l?. It w?s ? ????t-w??nc?in? si??t, ?s St??w’s li?? ??n? in t?? ??l?nc?, ?n? ?is c????iv??s ??c?? t?? ???nizin? ??cisi?n ?? w??t??? t? c?ntin?? t?? ?i??t.
H?w?v??, St??w ??? ?t??? ?l?ns. In ? ??m??k??l? twist ?? ??t?, ?is illn?ss t?i?????? ? ?i???n ??s??v?i? ?? ??sili?nc? ???? wit?in ?im. As t?? ???s t??n?? int? w??ks, ?n? t?? w??ks int? m?nt?s, St??w ?m???k?? ?n ? j???n?? ?? ???lin? t??t w??l? ???? ?ll ?x??ct?ti?ns. His ??????l ??c?v??? l??t ??t? v?t??in??i?ns ?n? c???t?k??s ?st??n???, st????lin? t? c?m?????n? ??w ?? ??? ?m????? ???m t?? ??ink ?? ???t?.
St??w’s ?st?nis?in? ??c?v??? ??c?m? ?n ins?i??ti?n t? ?ll w?? kn?w ?is st???. It s??v?s ?s ? ??i?n?nt ??min??? t??t li??’s m?st c??ll?n?in? m?m?nts c?n ??v??l ?nt????? ??s??v?s ?? st??n?t? wit?in ?s. His st??? ??s?n?t?s n?t ?nl? wit? t??s? w?? ??v? ?x???i?nc?? simil?? t?i?ls ??t ?ls? wit? ?n??n? w?? ??s ??c?? ??v??sit? in t??i? ?wn liv?s.
M????v??, St??w’s t?i?m?? is ? t?st?m?nt t? t?? ??w?? ?? ????. W??n t?? ???s ??? st?ck?? ???inst ?s, it is ??t?n ??? ??t??min?ti?n ?n? ??li?? in ? ??tt?? t?m????w t??t c?n s?? ?s t?????? t?? ???k?st ?? tim?s. St??w’s ?nw?v??in? will t? s??viv? ??c?m? ? ??ll?in? ??int ??? ?is c????iv??s ?n? ? s???c? ?? ?nc??????m?nt ??? ?ll w?? ??ll?w?? ?is j???n??.