In this society, one of the major rules in this book made by the council is you are not allowed to go anywhere unless told to by the society. Equality finds a subway tunnel from the unmentionable times this is a crime in their society. He comes to this tunnel daily for 3 hours. “Sitting in the tunnel for three hours each night and studying.” (Rand 35) If he is caught going to this tunnel every night for three hours he will be sent to prison. Also, he might even be whipped and beaten in prison. He knows this and he still continues to go to the tunnel every night for three hours. “These three hours give him strength for his hours above ground.” (Rand 46) He knows that he could go to prison but he continued to do this because the reward