I didn't interpret those trees as growing myself. It looked to me like the trees were far in the background and he moved towards them before collapsing. What

I didn't interpret those trees as growing myself. It looked to me like the trees were far in the background and he moved towards them before collapsing. What about numbering each panel in unary? While our current number systems didn't exist 10,000 years ago, humans could presumably count and will retain that capability in the future.