How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
They have spent years and years making this plan. It's supposed to ensure that, no matter what happens, people won't disappear from the earth […]
And of course this plan is proof that they think the world is doomed. All the best scientists and engineers have been pulled in to work on it. (20.5-6)
Our mysterious journal writer has some idea of just how much planning has gone into the creation of Ember. Constructing a place for a couple hundred people to occupy for a couple hundred years is a massive effort, but a worthwhile one, right? What's a little planning if it means the continuation of the human race?