Chapter 3 Summary

Ransom wakes up in a strange, small room containing only a bed and a table. One wall of the room is warm, and at first he thinks he must be in one of the outbuildings of The Rise, perhaps next to the furnace room. Through a skylight in the ceiling he sees stars in the dark sky and what he supposes to be the full moon, although it looks strange to him. He wonders if the drug he was given in his drink has affected his vision.

The room is oddly shaped and seems to continuously change proportions. The walls seem to slope outward toward the ceiling, but when Ransom looks closer, they appear square. While investigating, Ransom discovers the walls are of metal. He hears a humming noise and decides he must be in some kind of airship.

Confused, Ransom sits back...