0 Sand might be getting restless. How does Sand feel about insects as companions? Does she take her cue from the alkaloid plants? What seems to Soot revenge may seem to her survival. Or is she incapable of refusal?           1      Soot loves Sand. Every tree,      every wall, a target inscription, pierced      by Tell’s weapon. Turn me on,      the swooshing sound Soot hears Sand      murmur.