The garrison guarding the tower  abandon their posts to calm the agitated people, and Ethic, Hedge,  and Octavia slip through— and nearly slip  into the depths of the gorge standing between them and the tower.
A guarnição de robôs que vigia a torre abandona seus postos para acalmar as pessoas inquietas, e Ethic, Hedge e Octavia se esgueiram e quase caem nas profundezas do desfiladeiro que os separa da torre.