Silo Twelve
Silo Twelve collapsed and was terminated after its airlock opened; Donald continues to remember its residents dying outside.
Story so far
Solo identifies Silo Twelve on the silo map. Its collapse occurred during Troy’s shift, after two years without a cleaning and with a most recently recorded fear index of eight. Its radio links to other silos were cut as the crisis unfolded. Crowds fled outside and collapsed, clawing at their faces and throats; some tried to get back inside.
Donald Keene remembers a troubled boy among the servers as having brought about its destruction. He recalls terminating the silo after its airlock was opened, marking it out in red ink and receiving no answers to later calls. He said there would be no future generations. The memory remains with him: he again recalls its people emerging and dying outside.
Role
A lost silo whose termination remains a defining memory for Donald.
Relationships
Earlier in this series
Also appears in books you've already read — spoiler-safe to their endings:
- WoolBook 1
Sources — 12 recorded facts, by chapter
- Silo Twelve is collapsing while Troy distracts himself with solitaire.
- Silo Twelve’s most recent recorded fear index was eight.
- Silo Twelve had gone two years without a cleaning when it collapsed.
- Silo Twelve’s radio links to other silos are cut during the collapse.
- Crowds escaping Silo Twelve collapse outside, clawing at their faces and throats.
- Troy says Silo Twelve will have no future generations.
- Donald remembers a troubled boy among the servers as having brought about Silo Twelve’s destruction.
- Donald recalls marking Silo Twelve out in red ink after many lives were lost.
- Donald remembers having terminated Silo Twelve after its airlock was opened.
- Donald remembers people fleeing Silo Twelve and some trying to return inside.
- Donald remembers unanswered calls to Silo Twelve after it fell.
- Donald remembers people emerging from silo twelve and dying outside.