After a few days of confusion, the men finally arrive at the point where they will be able to eat again. The narrator explains that they will have to eat countless times before they reach this point. He wonders why they ordered so much food, and wonders if they are still friends. He tells the men that they are trapped in a dangerous place, and that he does not want to talk to the shopkeeper about money. The men walk to the edge of town and return half an hour later. They decide to head back to the city. They find that it takes them about fourteen thousand steps to get back to town. They also find that the boundary of the world is round, so they can wash up and change.