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Fifty-Sixth-Level Hydroponics
The farmers on level fifty-six are drawing illicit electricity from the next landing to operate their pumps.
Story so far
During the outages, farmers at level fifty-six lowered cables over the railing to borrow electricity from the level below for their pumps. Those illicit cables remain draped between the landings during the retreat.
Appearance
Power cables hang over the railing and down to the next level.
Role
It is a hydroponic farming level whose pumps depend on an improvised, illicit power connection.
Sources — 3 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 51
- Farmers at level fifty-six lower power cables over the railing to draw electricity from the landing below.
- The farmers want borrowed electricity to operate their pumps.
Chapter 53
- Farmers at landing fifty-six have draped illicit cables down to the next level to steal electricity.