![]() ![]() 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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