A notable moment in The City of Ember is at the very beginning when the seventh mayor becomes very ill and tries to open the box. Because he tried to open it and break the rules the previous mayor gave him, the lost ended up lost in the back of a closet. The box being lost resulted in the community not knowing what to do when the lights started going out. This foreshadows that are the going to be a lot of problems later on in the book.
"But his strength was failing by then. All he managed to do was dent the lid a little. And before he could return the box to its official hiding place or tell his successor about it, he died. The box ended up at the back of a closet, shoved behind some old bags and bundles. There it sat, unnoticed, year after year, until its time arrived, and the lock quietly clicked open."
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