When someone signs train gone, they are signing an American Sign Language Idiomatic expression. The idiom train gone is used when you missed what is being talked about. The sign is based on the sign for train. It could be formed using both hands, creating a L-shape, U-shape, and a G-shape.
Looking back, my life has not been what I always want it to be. After a heart-breaking divorce, I went on a path of self destruction. I started drinking heavily and using drugs as a way to numb the pain. Finally I had a wake up call. As I got in to some legal trouble. It opened my eyes to all the things I may have lost if I continued living my life that way. I then decided to turn my life around and go back to school. I obtained my P.H.D. and then have since found a new wife and job.
The answer is B) the war begins
The masthead I believe. He's comparing himself to a part of a ship. He compares his skin to the wood.
