She also mentions that perhaps itll be a good thing by raising their land value. One day, Seymour discovers videos of a militant climate activist. The story flashes back to the day at the library on February 20, 2020. One of them reads to him from Homers The Odyssey, and he listens in rapt attention. In 1952, Zeno is still in Korea spending as much time as he can with Rex. For a few months after the Eden Realty sign appears nothing happens, but in April two dump trucks and a steamroller show up to pave Arcady Lane, making noises and beeping. Aethon-the-fish begs the wizard to transform him into a bird so he can fly to city in the clouds where pain never visits and the west wind always blows. Then, Konstance hides under a makeshift fort and finds a way to ignite a spark (using power from the food printer, etc.). He talks about how after Aethon-the-donkey made his escape, he went searching for a rose. He bonds with a great gray owl he sees there which he names Trustyfriend (based on a owl character from a cartoon). Afterwards, Zeno adopts a dog and names him Luther. The preface explains how Aethons journey to find Cloud Cuckoo Land takes him through the folklore worlds of virtually every culture. In Chapter 10, in present day, Seymour contacts someone named the "Bishop" for help. He find himself visiting Edens Gate and then he heads to the library. Meanwhile, the kids talk about how Quarantine Level 3, if initiated, would last for one year. Aethon-the-crow flies happily into the air until he gets caught up in a storm. Instead, he offers to tell her more about the story of Aethon. With only Anna, Omeir and their three sons left in the cottage, Omeir gets the book from the tree, and Anna translates the story for the boys. It is a long journey to Urbino, but he arrives there in the autumn. It's suggested to Aethon that he read a book to cure himself of it. Sybil still doesnt know what happened to Ezekiel. Inside is an igniter, nails and two pressure cookers, both filled with a high explosive called Composition B. In present day (in 2020), Seymour is a 17-year-old environmental activist who tries to set off a bomb at the local library. Meanwhile, rumors abound that an attack on Constantinople is imminent. Anna understands that it would be feared and mistrusted otherwise. They take a skiff out to the crumbling tower. Konstance reads about how it was discovered in 2019 in a badly corrupted codex in the Vatican Library and that it briefly set the world of Greco-Roman scholarship aflame. Tell me more.who do you think is responsible for the "spaceship?" After Anna dies, Omeir deposits Anna's damaged-but-treasured book (Cloud Cuckoo Land) in the library of the ducal palace in Urbino.
