The cord fell away, his arms parted and
floated upward, the hands dimly seen on each
side in the growing light. He watched them
with a new interest as first one and then the
other pounced upon the noose at his neck.
They tore it away and thrust it fiercely aside,
its undulations resembling those of a water
snake.
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,"
Ambrose Bierce
At this point, what is a logical prediction?