Summary

Sandra – As Sandra and Smiley clear away the lead lining of people’s homes, she asks him whether he wants to come back to the EMF. He says he would, but that he doesn’t want to be at war with Saturn. Sandra comments that she thinks he wants to be known by Saturn - to be a celebrity.

Saturn – Narration describes Saturn’s voyeuristic watching of Little Merced and Federico as they try to come to terms with the latter’s sadness, a situation in which, narration continues, Little Merced feels Saturn’s presence more than ever, and also the presence of the book’s readers.

Little Merced – Little Merced’s narration of the conversation she has with her father about his self-burning and about her mother is partially blocked by a square of black ink, which represents her ability to...