The next morning, they'll try to find a place to hide. They don't even have weapons, so they're going to have to stay underground for a bit longer. They're also worried about the Empire's "phony automatons" , which are watching them. The automatons are "god's creations" . They can't copy them, though, because there are "great chasms" or "deep shafts" where they can find them. Mary is glad to see them, because she's worried about what the explosion will do to the surface. She tells them to wait until the ground is warm enough to live on.