He would need those to help him find the Elsewhere that they were both sure existed.
They knew it would be a very difficult journey. Then, in the middle of the night before the Ceremony, Jonas would secretly leave his dwelling.
This was probably the most dangerous part, because it was a violation of a major rule
for any citizen not on official business to leave a dwelling at night.
“I’ll leave at midnight,” Jonas said. “The Food Collectors will be finished picking up the evening meal remains by then,
and the Path-Maintenance Crews don’t start their work that early.
So there won’t be anyone to see me, unless of course someone is out on emergency business.”
“I don’t know what you should do if you are seen, Jonas,” The Giver had said.
I have memories, of course, of all kinds of escapes. People fleeing from terrible things throughout history.
But every situation is individual. There is no memory of one like this.
“I’ll be careful,” Jonas said. “No one will see me.”
“As Receiver-in-training, you’re held in very high respect already. So I think you wouldn’t be questioned very forcefully.”
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