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Study Guide

Slaughterhouse-Five Chapter 4, Section 6

By Kurt Vonnegut

Chapter 4, Section 6

The Tralfamadorian saucer is 100 feet wide, with portholes and purple lights.
It lowers a ladder to Billy, which he has to climb because there is a "zap gun" (4.6.2) aimed at him.