Tales of Space and Time Tale 4 - A Story of the Days to Come - Part 4 - Underneath

In which Denton and Elizabeth find a brief respite from the harshness of their existence by contemplating the vastness of the stars and the transience of life, before Denton is thrust into the brutal realities of labour and conflict among the men of the undercity. There unfolds a harsh education in the rules of survival and camaraderie where Denton wrestles with his fallen status, learns to navigate coarse language and violence, and slowly comes to accept the indomitable will required to endure in a world where brute force and camaraderie are intertwined.