these women were dying , horribly , painfully , rushing for the gate , one of the them falling down now , still in flames , still screaming ; then the second , tumbling , flailing like something epileptic , on the ground , rolling , and suddenly , instantly still and quiet ; the thirdeven from where she stood alwyn could sense the strength in that womanreached the gate and grabbed it with both hands , grabbed the nearly red hot iron bars with both hands , searing them to the gate , and screaming louder now , with the fresh pain .