sentences:  The truce results in both platoons, reduced in numbers through their earlier conflicts and later natural disasters, choosing to live side by side – although a line is drawn forbidding one from encroaching on the other's side of the island.There is some clandestine cooperation and trading and earnest respect and friendship.When the Americans establish radio contact and their pickup by a US naval vessel is arranged, they demand that the Japanese surrender, but Koruki reestablishes that they are at war.