How could she go away
from Ember and leave Poppy behind? Because if she
went, she must leave Poppy behind, mustn't she? How
could she take her on a journey of such danger?
"The Song of the River" startled her when it
began--the men's voices, low and rolling, swelling
with power, and then the women's voices coming in
above with a complicated melody that seemed to fight
the currentLina listened, unable to move"The Song
of the River" made her uneasy--it always hadWith its
rolling, relentless rhythm, it seemed to urge her
onward, saying, Go down, go away, go nowThe more
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she listened, the more she felt something like the
motion of the river in her stomach, a churning, sickening
feelingThen came "The Song of Darkness" the last of the
three songs, and the one most filled with longing and
majestyThe soul of Ember was in this
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tremendous chords held all the sorrow and all the
strength of the people of the cityThe song reached its
climax: "Darkness like an endless night," sang the
hundreds of voices, so powerfully the air seemed to
shiverAnd at that moment, the lights once more went
outThe voices faltered, but only for an instantThen
they rose again in the darkness, stronger even than
beforeShe stood up and sang with all
her might into the deep, solid blacknessThe last notes echoed and faded into a terrible
silenceLina stood utterly stillWill it end like this, she
thought, at the finish of the last song? She felt the cold
stone of the clock tower behind her backThen an idea came to her that made her skin
prickleWhat if she were to shout into the silence right
now? What if she were to say, Listen, people! We've found the way out of Ember! It's the river--we go on the river!
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she and Doon had planned to do, and then--and then
what would happen? Would the guards rush to the
roof and seize her? Would the people in the square
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think her news was just a child's wishful thinking, or
would they listen and be saved? She could feel the
words pushing upward in her throat, she wanted so
much to say themShe took a deep breath and leaned
forward
But before she could speak, a rumble of voices
arose belowSomeone shouted, "Don't move!" and
someone else shriekedThe rumble rose to a roar, and
then cries flew into the darkness from everywhereThe
crowd was erupting into panic
There was no hope of being heard nowLina
clutched the edge of the clock tower as if the tumult
below might cause her to fallShe strained her eyes
against the darknessWithout light, she could
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nowhereLights, come back on, she prayed
Then she saw somethingAt first, she thought her
eyes were tricking herShe closed them tightly and
opened them againIt was still there: a tiny point of
light, movingAs she watched, it moved along slowly
in a straight lineThen it turned and moved in a
straight line againWas it on River Road? She couldn't
tellBut suddenly she knew what it wasIt was Doon,
with a candleDoon, going toward the Pipeworks in
the dark
And she wanted to go, tooShe could feel it all
through her, the urge to run and meet him and find
the way out of Ember, to the new placeShe listened to
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the shouts and wails of the terrified people in the
square belowMurdo down there
in the dark, being bumped and pushed, with her arms
wrapped tightly around Poppy, trying to protect her,
and all at once everything seemed clearLina knew
what she would
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back on, if only this was not the very last blackout in
the history of EmberWatching the tiny light following
its steady course, she made a wish with the whole force
of her heart and mind
Then the floodlights flickered--there was a great
cry of hope from the crowd--and the lights came on
and stayed onLina ran to the back edge of the roof,
dropped easily down onto the roof of the Prison
Room, and, seeing no guards in the crowd that was
now streaming into the street, she jumped from there
to the ground and joined the throng of peopleShe
made her way down Greystone Street, going at the
same pace as everyone else so she wouldn't stand outWhen she came to the trash-can enclosure behind the
Gathering Hall, she squatted down and hidHer heart
was beating fast, but she felt strong and purposeful
nowAs soon as she spotted
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