"No," he said. He put his hand out. The air was blistering. "Something is happening. The room..."
“A seed named Pip felt scared under the soil. The Machine whispered, ‘Take one tiny push.’ Pip pushed, saw a sliver of sky, and asked a passing worm, ‘What’s above?’ The worm laughed and pointed to a patch of dandelions. Pip learned to push, ask, and share shade with its neighbors.” the nursery machine page 17