Thinking about the implications of that axe handle being conscious… Did every piece of Barbara become its own complete Barbara? Every axe handle, every match, every splinter? Or is there a consciousness center that just so happened to be located in that particular piece of Barbara? And why doesn’t killing the tree kill the consciousness?
What does it mean for Rudy? Will he be split in two, one stump-rudy and one fallen-tree Rudy? What is he afraid of if he knows his consciousness can’t be killed?

















This is incredibly upsetting