beta

Be, is, am, were, the, was, shall, will.

sanctuary

If they are unlucky they shelter from the dessicating sun under canvas; if they are lucky they have already died.  If they are exceedingly, improbably lucky, they died quickly.

(Let me see that map.

-- We should be here.  We should, we should be here, shouldn't we?

--  Some suggest so.

-- And the others?

-- Which others do you mean?

-- The others, who do not suppose we should be here.  What do they think?

-- Otherwise.

-- Que?

-- They keep their own counsel.

-- But you think we should be here?  (Hoping that something will stick in its mind.)

-- (                               .)

-- Would you mind being a little less oblique?

-- You might not take to us if we were acute.

-- Okay.  I do not know what 'should' actually means, and without those data your question is eviscerated of meaning.