Using that fact , I trusted my right hand out in front of me with my fingertips facing forward , and began muttering ' excuse me 's and ' sorry 's as I struggled to pull free from the swarm of shoppers . Out of the corner of my eyes , I saw my team members doing the same , slipping in between people as they pulled away from our soaked clothes . Near the Famous Amos store , the traffic lightened a little as the massive crowd split into two and continued on their separate ways . We hastily arranged to meet at the McDonald 's outlet near the Orchard Mass Rapid Transit station should we lose sight of each other .
Question: When did traffic finally seem to quiet down ?
The answer to the above question:


When they got near the cookie store .