[Those three meals a day, along with clean water and air and sunlight, may have been a contributing factor alright...
When Levi takes his prey down, Frieda steps back and excitedly balls her hands into fists.]
You did it!! Hold it down, I'll take the candle out!
[And she does just that! The lantern immediately stops wiggling and struggling.]
Oh... did I kill it?
[Now she feels bad! She looks at the candle in her hand, which is still long despite probably having burned for a while already. Addressing the still lantern, she promises:]
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When Levi takes his prey down, Frieda steps back and excitedly balls her hands into fists.]
You did it!! Hold it down, I'll take the candle out!
[And she does just that! The lantern immediately stops wiggling and struggling.]
Oh... did I kill it?
[Now she feels bad! She looks at the candle in her hand, which is still long despite probably having burned for a while already. Addressing the still lantern, she promises:]
I'll return it when we're done! I promise.
[Hopefully, that'll "revive" it!]