In this chapter, we learn that the explosion was caused by a device that was designed to produce an electric current. This device, called an electro-magnetic field, was used to produce a pulse of electricity that was transmitted through the air. The explosion destroyed all of the equipment in the plant except for the food-production line and the refrigeration line. The only way out of the disaster is to starve to death, and the only way to do that is to kill the masters.