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In this chapter, Rick Deckard deals with the aftermath of a violent confrontation involving androids, reflecting on the moral ambiguity of his role as a bounty hunter and the pervasive sense of wrongness in his actions. Meanwhile, his wife Iran informs him that their goat, a symbol of status and empathy, has been deliberately killed by an unknown young woman, likely an android, underscoring the ongoing conflict between humans and androids. The chapter closes with Deckard leaving the city, contemplating his fate and the loss of natural beauty, symbolized by the absence of stars.