This page is a continuation of S’s survival from the ship that is being destroyed by the storm. As page 65 demonstrates, S hears a voice telling him to swim, and eventually he does so. This text describes him as being “birthed downward into the salty, foamy black,” a phrase which Jen and Eric comment on, and it describes him suffering for air until the old voice once again tells him to swim. S hears this voice and pushes off with a stroke and he shoots to the surface where he takes a large gulp of air. The waves continuously pull him back under, but each time he continues to swim up for air. Eventually the voice that had been inspiring him to swim tells him to stop and look, and he sees land. This page ends with S turning in the direction of land, estimating the distance, and then setting off to swim there.

As mentioned, Jen and Eric comment on the sentence about being birthed downward into the water. Eric, one of his first times writing in the book, states that birthed is, “Another reinvention of the self. But is it a separate self or a continuous one?“ Jen responds saying, “It’s a good question. Hard to tell if he’s taking a stand on it. Not until Ch. 10…“ They then discuss the versions of chapter 10, and a little bit of FXC’s involvement in chapter, although no important conclusions are met.

Furthermore, high school Eric also commented saying, “There’s danger in transition/change/reinvention.“ Jen responded by saying, “Which is why it’s so easy to avoid until you don’t have a choice anymore.“ Eric does not respond to Jen’s comment, but this seems to be a solid conclusion of the concept of change.