Processing toads was actually quite simple: extract the venom, remove all the internal organs, then prop open the body cavity to dry in the sun. But with no sun, using the generator to dry them would be a waste of fuel and electricity. Evelyn Ford had to set the task aside for now.
Although the toads were edible, they had multiplied into a plague in just a few days. It was now impossible to find a clear spot to step outside.
Lauren Keller had already started burning her wardrobe and wooden bed for warmth. The decorative trees outside had all been chopped down, leaving people to haul wooden furniture from empty apartments for fuel. After the toads appeared, going outside became treacherous. Someone from the next building who had ventured out was swarmed by toads leaping from the water. He fell in and was swept away.
