Part 4, Adulthood, Chapters 22-29, The Baboons, Nick, The Raid, Ice, Joseph, The Wonders of Machines in a Land Where They Are Still Novel, The Blind Leading the Blind, Who's on First, What's on Second, The Last Warriors, The Plague Summary and Analysis

Part 4, Chapter 22 tells the story of the reign of Nick, a baboon whose meanness exceeded even that of Nebuchadnezzar. He was initially a young baboon who looked on the fighting among the post-Saul coalition with disdain. As he grew up, he simply became mean to everyone, harassing the females, as none of them liked him and attacking the males. When one male raised his behind...