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=== Chapter 19 ===
;Characters
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* [[Wayne]] (point of view)
* [[Marasi Colms]] (point of view)
* [[Waxillium Ladrian]] (point of view)
* [[Replar Innate]]
* [[MeLaan]]
* [[Ranette]]
* [[Claude Aradel]]
* [[Reddi]]
* [[Mereline]]
* [[TenSoon]]
* [[Marsh]] (mentioned only)
* [[Paalm]] (mentioned only)
* [[Harmony]] (mentioned only)
* [[Ruin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Misra]] (mentioned only)
* [[Allrianne Cett]] (mentioned only)
* [[Jak]] (mentioned only)
* [[Winsting Innate]] (mentioned only)
* [[Spook]] (mentioned only)
* [[Edgard Ladrian]] (mentioned only)
* [[Hammond]] (mentioned only)
* [[Elend Venture]] (mentioned only)
* [[Vin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Kelsier]] (mentioned only)
* [[Rashek]] (mentioned only)
}}
;Plot Summary
'''Wayne'''
Innate retires to his room to prepare his remarks, upsetting his guards by not allowing anyone in the room with him. Wayne coaches MeLaan on her accent while they wait in the hall. He teaches her his trick with hats: wear someone's hat, and you can think like the owner does. He asks MeLaan about immortality, and she reveals that the kandra have a way to die if they so desire. Wayne hears Ranette's voice and runs downstairs to speak with her. She delivers a special bullet Wax had asked her to make. She's so worried about the mobs in the city that she doesn't get violent when Wayne flirts with her. People are gathering outside the mansion, chanting slogans.
'''Marasi'''
Aradel has received the governor's writ, and he's not thrilled with being named lord high constable. He gives orders to set up a center of operations at the mansion. Marasi and Aradel head out on horseback, and Marasi gives him the letters she has stolen from the mansion. Aradel decides he will still protect the governor, but really he sides with the people.
'''Wax'''
Wax goes to the [[Field of Rebirth]] and enters the museum/tomb. He bluffs his way past the caretaker and jumps down into a pit. He turns on the lights and walks down the cavern, passing several chambers along the way with various relics and displays. He finds the secret door in the atium chamber and closes it behind him. A growling voice in the dark says, "I've been waiting for you."
=== Chapter 20 ===
;Characters
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* [[Waxillium Ladrian]] (point of view)
* [[Wayne]] (point of view)
* [[TenSoon]]
* [[Harmony]]
* [[Sazed]] (mentioned only)
* [[Paalm]] (mentioned only)
* [[Rashek]] (mentioned only)
* [[MeLaan]] (mentioned only)
* [[Vin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Replar Innate]] (mentioned only)
* [[Winsting Innate]] (mentioned only)
* [[Father Bin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Bloody Tan]] (mentioned only)
* [[Lessie]] (mentioned only)
* [[Kelsier]] (mentioned only)
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;Plot Summary
'''Wax'''
Wax very nearly panics and fires his gun down the corridor, using the flashes to try to see who spoke. The voice tells him to turn on the lights and lock the hidden door, and he sees a [[TenSoon|wolfhound]] which he guesses is a kandra. TenSoon explains that other kandra are out trying to counteract Paalm to calm the city down. They pass through many caverns and tunnels, including the remnants of [[Kredik Shaw]]. TenSoon explains that the kandra don't come back to the Homeland often, preferring to live in the world, interacting with their own kind. He leads Wax to a certain room where Paalm has discarded an old copy of The [[Words of Founding]], pages ripped out and random words and curses written in blood on them. As Wax sorts the pages, trying to discern a message, he learns about Vin from TenSoon. Wax perceives that the book is just a distraction. He explains to TenSoon that Paalm may be insane, but her methods are not. She somehow wants to free people of Harmony and destroy him. He realizes that she has anticipated how the other kandra would help, and her next step is to bring them down.
'''Wayne'''
Wayne listens to someone whip up a mob, railing against the abuse at the hands of the aristocracy. He agrees with their sentiment and shouts along with them. A Survivorist priest then speaks, telling the crowd that the Survivor would not encourage them to loot and destroy. The crowd starts to calm down, but Wayne sees the first guy sneak up behind the priest with a syringe. He injects its contents into the priest, revealing that he is a kandra in disguise. Someone in the crowd recognizes Wayne as the conner from the Roughs, and they all turn to look at him.
=== Chapter 21 ===
;Characters
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* [[Waxillium Ladrian]] (point of view)
* [[Wayne]] (point of view)
* [[TenSoon]]
* [[Replar Innate]]
* [[Harmony]] (mentioned only)
* [[Paalm]] (mentioned only)
* [[Vin]] (mentioned only)
* [[MeLaan]] (mentioned only)
* [[Ruin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Preservation]] (mentioned only)
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;Plot Summary
'''Wax'''
TenSoon has told Harmony to call off the other kandra, but it may be too late. They are running for the exit when they suddenly hear a strange howl that neither of them recognizes. They run the other direction, and Wax struggles to keep up. He finally finds a corridor that he can Push down, and he glimpses human-like forms running on all fours. TenSoon figures they are some kind of Hemalurgic construct that Paalm came up with. TenSoon has led them to his collection of bones, and he quickly transforms into a superhuman form. They hunker down and fight, killing all five of the creatures. They are built to defeat Wax, but he kills them anyway by shooting them up close and using his extra weight to crush them. TenSoon fishes out a spike from one of them that has a red cast to it. He leads Wax to another way out.
'''Wayne'''
Wayne manages to switch into a quick disguise and lead the mob away from him. He heads back to the mansion and hears someone speaking. The accent is off, so he realizes who Bleeder is impersonating.
'''Wax'''
TenSoon shows Wax a crevice that leads out to the city. Wax uses some extra weight to widen the opening. They start to crawl up, hearing more howling creatures coming their way. Wax drops his lantern and panics, then realizes that there is glowing fungus here too. TenSoon explains that Harmony didn't want anyone to experience darkness here again, and Wax realizes that he is in the [[Pits of Hathsin]]. TenSoon encourages him up, and they emerge in the sewer. Wax figures Bleeder hasn't killed the governor yet because she wants to do it in front of the people to incite a complete riot.
== Part 3 ==
=== Chapter 22 ===
;Characters
{{columns|
* [[Waxillium Ladrian]] (point of view)
* [[Claude Aradel]]
* [[Marasi Colms]]
* [[MeLaan]]
* [[Paalm]]
* [[Wayne]]
* [[Steris Harms]] (mentioned only)
* [[Jackstom Harms]] (mentioned only)
* [[Drim]] (mentioned only)
* [[Harmony]] (mentioned only)
* [[Ranette]] (mentioned only)
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;Plot Summary
Wax arrives at the mansion and tells Marasi to go check on Steris. He goes back to the governor's study, where a guard informs him that no one is allowed in. Wax blasts the door open with Allomancy and finds the governor going over his speech. Wax scolds him for locking out the guards, but he argues that no one can really stop Bleeder anyway. Wax goes over to the window to think and notices a wad of gum. He figures out that Bleeder is impersonating Innate himself and spins around with his gun drawn. Bleeder draws an aluminum gun, but doesn't kill Wax. He wonders why she is reluctant to do so. Wax yells for help. The guards rush in and attack Wax--since they are tasked with protecting the governor--and Bleeder guns them all down. Meanwhile, Wax throws himself closer to the desk, getting out the last syringe. He yells at MeLaan, and she grabs Bleeder, but Bleeder is too strong and fast for them. She uses the syringe on MeLaan, and Wax fruitlessly shoots her. She hears footsteps and escapes out the window. Wax looks for Wayne and finds him tied up in a closet. Wayne gives Wax the special bullet from Ranette, and he goes off to chase Bleeder.
=== Chapter 23 ===
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