August Summary

The ninth chapter is called "August." Orders for the Mitsuyama water purifiers are brisk, but shortly after they begin installing them, Alan Prosser begins to receive complaints that the filter units have completely clogged up. He is facing potential ruin having to replace them.

At the wat in Colorado, a meeting of wat members from all over the country takes place, deciding what their next step should be. They are being targeted as Trainites although they are not participating in the widespread protests. As they meet they hear a low flying plane approaching. Thinking it is a lost plane in danger of crashing into the mountain, they go outside to warn it with lights. As they step outside, firebombs are dropped from the plane, burning down the buildings of the wat and killing many of the people.

In California, Hugh and Carl's friend...