Silo Eighteen In Hugh Howey's Wool

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Within the pages of Hugh Howey 's Wool, we find over eighty levels of living quarters, indoor farming, textiles, computer departments, mechanical rooms, among many other things; all found within a silo. This is Silo Eighteen, it has functioned as a living space for thousands of people for an unknown number of years. Since the day that the world became poisonous these people have lived here at peace, somewhat. For the most part, an uneasy peace is found in the Silo; solitude. Other times, uprisings and rebellions have taken place. These rebellions are not against the hierarchy., for the most part. The people discover “secrets” that lead to the rumor; the world is safe again, people may leave the silo. This of course is false, but the seeds