![]() D-503 expects a visit from I-330, but a man arrives in her stead with a letter. She also writes that she loves him.Īt work, the INTEGRAL’s engines incinerate ten men, but progress continues as usual. Instead of the letter he expects from I-330, D-503 finds the letter is from O-90 asking if she should withdraw her sexual registration for him. The woman on duty, U, who reads all the letters, sympathizes with him and offers him companionship. After his evening walk, D-503 arrives to find a letter waiting for him. He reflects that his diary has become a “fantastic adventure novel” instead of the sober record he first intended (99). In the morning he begins his routine, feeling increasingly alienated. ![]() Afterwards D-503 claims his scratched fingers are proof he fell down the tunnel, but a co-worker informs him he hurt them on a sanding wheel.ĭ-503 is tortured by dreams of a blade on I-330’s throat. I-330 arrives and escorts him back to the world above. Eventually he awakens and comes to a door, where the surprised doctor answers his knock. ![]() He blacks out, describing the attack as a “temporary death” (94). When he sees S-4711, D-503 flees into a wardrobe and finds himself in a series of secret tunnels. ![]() ![]() At the Ancient House, D-503 kisses the old caretaker in a rush of joy before exploring the house. Suddenly he sees the muzzle and yellow eyes of a beast on the other side and wonders if the animal could be happier than he is. Following the doctor’s orders, D-503 walks along the Green Wall separating the city from the wilderness outside. ![]()
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