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…showed last 75 words of 446 total…the "seven mad gods" who are apathetic towards the men; moreover, they are part of nature. Through their experience together, the four men realize that all they have is each other. If they are to survive, they will have to rely on themselves alone since they can expect no benevolent intervention from either God or nature. Crane still regards the universe as inhospitable, he sees hope in human solidarity as a means of mutual salvation.