He then attempted to run the INTEGRAL into the ground but was tackled by his Second Builder.īack in his bedroom, D-503 thinks of ways to kill U. D-503 realized that U must have read his journal and alerted the authorities. The rebels were forced to abandon their plans. Just as I-330 and D-503 were about to trap the other workers and seize the ship, a Guardian announced that the plot had been discovered. One man insisted he saw a person riding a horse. All the employees looked with awe at the landscape laid out below them. D-503 considered briefly steering the ship into the earth. She informed D-503 that O-90 was safely on the other side of the wall. He met with I-330, dressed as a radio operator, and she expressed her excitement about what they were about to face. The beauty of space astonished D-503 and the other engineers on board. Earlier, he mechanically led his team in launching the ship into space, increasingly nervous of the rebel’s plans. He remembers a state-sponsored story in which three men without work commit suicide and begins to recount his experience on the INTEGRAL. He says farewell to his readers, explaining that this is his last entry.ĭ-503 regrets living to write in his journal again. D-503 tries to focus on the details of his room, memorizing them. The State Gazette announces that operation to remove imagination is now mandatory for all citizens. D-503 overhears a man exclaim he saw a naked figure with fur by the Ancient House. A crowd is forming at U’s desk in the apartment lobby. He brings O-90 to his apartment, where he gives her directions and sends her to I-330 alone. As they walk to meet I-330, D-503 notices S-4711 following him.

She agrees to have I-330 smuggle her to safety. Realizing he will be forced to receive the surgery, D-503 flees and finds O-90 beside him. The left and right sides of the column swing around, forming a ring and trapping a crowd of citizens inside. As he walks home he sees a column of men who have received the operation moving towards him. At work, D-503 ensures the INTEGRAL is stocked with over a week’s worth of fuel.

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