In the Field

"Wasted in the waste" (pg 158).

It seems like some sort of figurative language, but it's the honest to God truth. As Azar so brutally put it, Kiowa was wasted in the waste. He was sucked under while sleeping, and no one was able to save him. It seems unreal. You've heard of people being taken under by quick sand, even that's rare. But you never hear of someone being engulfed into a big lake of feces... It is not only terribly sad, it's disgusting. I cannot imagine. He must've drowned, which means the liquid went into his lungs and every crevice and opening of his body. It could make me vomit.