It's the third chapter, and we're told that this story is fictional. We're also told that there's no intent to describe real events or people in this story. The narrator tells us that he's just having a bad day. He's feeling dizzy and faint, and he can't stop thinking. He needs a release. He begs the demon to help him. The demon tells him that it will take him five times to release the dew, but if he lets the demon help him, he'll only need one time. He tells the narrator that if he doesn't let the demon touch him, the dew will kill him. How can he die for this stupid reason? The demon says that if you put on a skin-repellant gel coat and disinfect your body every day, then he might consider it. He says that his back suddenly hurts, and the dew is starting to burn his body. He asks the demon if he can push the demon away, but the demon won't budge. The burning sensation is still there, he says, and it's getting stronger. He swears that the demon's name is the "god of desires" and that he won'