This chapter's epigraph is from a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It is a poem in which the poet describes the power of the energy bullet, which he says is the most powerful weapon in the world. He says that the bullet is so powerful that it can block bullets, and that he will die if he is not killed by the bullet. This is the first time the protagonist has seen the bullet, and he is stunned. He realizes that it is the energy of the bullet that has killed him. He is also shocked that he has not been killed by another bullet, because he had assumed that he would be killed by someone else. The protagonist realizes that he is about to die, but he does not know what to do. He asks his uncle to take him to the subway station, where he will be able to see where Lili is hiding.