Chapter 24, Fist-of-God Summary

Louis realizes that the Ringworld, with its unique material, will protect its occupants from the core explosion, once it gets that far into space. He postulates that Teela's luck was great enough to put her there 20,000 years in advance of the danger. With her luck, she'll live that long and remain protected even from the core explosion. Louis also talks to Speaker about what the puppeteers did. Letting the kzinti know about it will mean certain war, and Speaker realizes that ultimately the war will destroy the kzinti. He agrees to keep his knowledge secret.

When the Improbable reaches the Liar, Louis puts his plan into action. He pulls the wire through the Liar from one end to the other, and using the Improbable, Louis and Speaker pull the wire all the way up to the top of Fist-of-God. At the...