This chapter's epigraph comes from a famous poem by Edgar Allan Poe, "Invisible Man" . In this poem, Edgar tells the reader that he wishes he had killed Oswald. He says that he could have gone to jail if he had done so. He tells Oswald that he is a failure because he does not deserve the power of the swoosh. He promises that he will give Oswald one last chance to use his power to protect Dal-Jun.