sentences:  As Dawes and his three best friends are speeding away from their final revenge upon a farmer who once chased them away with shotgun fire, their convertible leaves the road and Travis, Dunker, and Eddie are killed.Only Dawes survives after miraculously escaping from the out-of-control car before it crashes into the ravine below.This great loss apparently leaves Dawes inconsolable and finally sends him over the edge of reason.