I read this book with my fifth graders every year, and together each class tries to figure out the instructions. I have searched many times online, but have never found a true answer. Here is what we think...
Instructions for Egress
This official document is to be kept in strict security for a period of 220 years. After that time preparations have been made for all inhabitants to leave the city. Instructions are as follows:
1. Explore path along river within pipeworks.
2. Find stone marked with E by river's edge.
3. Climb ladder down riverbank to ledge approximately eight feet below.
4. With your backs to the water, you will find door of boathouse bunker. Key is behind small steel panel to the right of door. Remove key, open door.
5. Locate boat, carry into light. Boat is stocked with necessary equipment. Back _______________ onto s___________ ___eet.
6. Using ropes, lower boats down into water. Head downstream. Use _______ to avoid rocks and assist over rapids.
7. You will travel approx. 3 hours. Disembark where river ends. Follow the path.
Well, honey, in the city of Ember, when the lights go out, you better haul your behind to the nearest exit. Follow the signs, don't stop for a snack break, and get the heck out of there before things go from bad to worse. And for the love of all things holy, don't forget your flashlight!
To reach the egress in the City of Ember, follow the underground tunnels marked with the illuminated path. Look for the green exit signs guiding the way. Be cautious of any obstacles or dangers that may be present during the journey.
In the City of Ember, the term "egres" refers to the way out of the city, a tunnel or pathway leading to the unknown outside world. Those who discover the egress are tasked with finding a way to escape the dwindling resources and failing infrastructure of the city.
You follow the instructions from the box that's in the closet, ember is underground
The book is about a underground city's lights that may go out and never come back, The city is built to last only 200 years so Lina Mayfleet and Doon Harrow work together to try to find the way out of ember, As Lina finds a piece of paperwork the paper work is called " Instructions For Egress" which means the exit so they try to work together to find the exit out of ember, As they find the way out of ember which leads to the second book of ember it's called " The people of Sparks" Well that's all that happened in City of Ember.
In the future, way after the year 3000.
Instructions for Egress This official document is in strict security for a period of 200 years. Preparations must be made for inhabitants of the city. Use as follows. 1. Explore the riverbanks in the pipeworks. 2. Find the stone marked with E by river’s edge. 3. Take the ladder down the riverbank to the ledge approximately eight feet below. 4. Follow the tracks to the water, and then find door of boat locker. Keys will be behind small steel panel to the right of the door. Remove the key, open door. 5. Get in the boat that is stocked with necessary equipment. Back up onto… 6. Using the provided ropes, lower the boat into the water. Head downstream. Use paddles to avoid rocks and assist over rapids. 7. This will take approximately 3 hours. Disembark the boat. Follow the path.
The letter says how to get out the city and by the way Doon and Lina get marid and have babys in the last chapter
The main characters in "City of Ember" are Lina Mayfleet and Doon Harrow. Lina is a resourceful and curious girl, while Doon is determined and inventive. In the city of Ember, the main rule is to follow the Instructions left by the Builders and to preserve the dwindling resources until a solution can be found for escaping their underground city.
The generator, which provides the city with power. The instructions left by the Builders that outline the city's history and purpose. The supply of canned goods found in the storerooms. The skills and knowledge of the people within the city. The way out of Ember, which leads to the outside world.
Doon And Lina Finally Get on to " earth or Sparks? " and they wrote a letter back to the city of ember telling everybody to come as soon as possible... but they have to follow their instructions to get there. READ THE BOOK
because those are the instructions Lina finds after poppy chews on them