City of Ember Page #2

You're early, Mayfleet.

At ease. At ease.

Stations, everybody!

- It's beautiful.

- Wear it proudly.

Take care of it.

Always keep it in good repair.

I will.

Your station is Garn Square.

Stop!

I need to tell you the rules.

One:
When a customer-

Gives you a message, repeat it back

to make sure you've got it right.

Two:
Always wear the red cape

so people can identify you.

Three:
Our customers pay

no matter how far we have

to carry it, so go fast.

I love going fast.

Very good. I'm impressed.

Now go!

Sit. Sit.

These overalls will go

over your clothes.

That belt will have

all the tools you'll need.

And I think there's enough traction

left in these boots.

You need traction to work the pipes.

- Thank you.

- Now, this locker is yours.

You can put in your shoes

and whatnots.

- All right?

- Okay.

All right. Try this.

You've got a big head.

Try this one.

Oh, that fits.

All right, now.

Cut your name in there.

- Why?

- Why?

In case something happens to ya.

The guy who wore this helmet

before you drowned.

If he hadn't cut his name in there,

we wouldn't have known who he was.

Here. Use this.

I think I can figure out what's wrong

with the Generator.

When can I see it? Hmm?

Done.

Sul?

Twenty coins, please.

Hey, slow down.

Clary!

Clary! It's me.

Look at you.

- Roner told me.

- You're my first message.

That's great. I'm ready.

From Arbin Swinn,

the vegetable vendor.

Let me have it.

"If this is a potato,

then I'm 16 and sexy."

Help!

Stay back.

He could be contaminated.

He's been in the Unknown Region.

Don't go near 'im.

I couldn't see it, but I ran right into it.

I swear. It was as big as a house.

I was just trying to get out

along the river.

It was so dark.

I grabbed onto it.

- I had to, before it grabbed me!

- Don't touch him!

Stand back! Back!

I had to! No! Ow!

I knew it was dark,

but I had no idea how dark.

I couldn't see anything.

Why would he risk being thrown in jail-

when everyone knows

it's against the law to go out there?

Come on, move!

There's far too much to do

here to worry about out there.

Your father would have known

how to fix these potatoes.

Don't dig too deep, Lina.

- The whole thing is rusted.

- Yep.

- You know, it ought to be replaced, Sul.

- Yep.

- So where do you store new pipe?

- New pipe?

We haven't had new pipe...

since my second decade here.

Yeah.

We've been patchin' so long,

we have more patches than pipe.

Here, hold that.

Attaboy. That's good.

Round and round we go. There.

All right, we'll check it.

Squeeze it.

Is it holdin'?

Uh, so far.

So far? So far is so good.

Oh.

- W-What's gonna happen?

- Same as always.

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