▁to ▁discover ▁what ▁consequences ▁his ▁life ▁and ▁his ▁work ▁have ▁on ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁and ▁dec ides ▁to ▁break ▁free ▁of ▁the ▁machine . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁chapter , ▁he ▁travel s ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁many ▁different ▁places ▁and ▁sees ▁what ▁effects ▁his ▁weapons ▁are ▁actually ▁having . ▁He ▁rem embers ▁being ▁told ▁that ▁the ▁weapons ▁he ▁helped ▁to ▁make ▁would ▁save ▁human ▁lives ▁and ▁preserve ▁the ▁peace , ▁yet ▁all ▁he ▁sees ▁are ▁weapons ▁being ▁used ▁by ▁people ▁to ▁kill ▁other ▁people — which ▁is ▁their ▁designed ▁purpose . ▁Furthermore , ▁he ▁finds ▁native ▁people ▁( specific ally , ▁Native ▁American ▁Indians ) ▁struggling ▁to ▁rec laim ▁their ▁sacred ▁land ▁from ▁the ▁colon izing ▁white ▁man , ▁who ▁have ▁also ▁taken ▁u ran ium ▁from ▁the ▁ground ▁and ▁dump ed ▁radio active ▁waste ▁into ▁the ▁local ▁rivers . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁third ▁chapter , ▁he ▁arriv es ▁at ▁sh ores ▁of ▁Lake ▁Kar ach ay ▁( in ▁K ys ht ym ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁USS R ). ▁There , ▁so ▁much ▁nuclear ▁waste ▁had ▁been ▁dump ed ▁over ▁the ▁past ▁fifty ▁years ▁that ▁if ▁one ▁stood ▁by ▁the ▁shore ▁for ▁one ▁hour , ▁the ▁expos ure ▁to ▁radiation ▁would ▁be ▁such ▁that ▁death ▁from ▁physical ▁inj uries ▁would ▁in ev it ably ▁occur ▁within ▁two ▁weeks . ▁Con crete ▁blocks ▁have ▁been ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁lake , ▁falling ▁to ▁the ▁bottom ▁to ▁help ▁compress ▁sed iments ▁down ▁and ▁prevent ▁them ▁from ▁sh ifting . ▁Still ▁it ▁would