Chapters 3 and 4 Summary

Chapter 3 - Ruben takes Si on an extended tour of the agency's complex, first leading him down a long hallway lined with classrooms in which Si sees people learning to dance the Charleston, speak Medieval French, and how to fight with weapons from World War 1. At the end of the tour, Si is led into a large, frighteningly deep and cavernous warehouse that contains what looks like several stage or theatre sets, and in which there are people playing out different roles and scenes. One set and the action played out therein is described in meticulous detail - a small town street in the Midwestern United States early in the 20th Century. Si watches and describes the action as a man greets his neighbors and goes through his daily routine. Ruben explains to him that everyone interacting with the man is...