It wins the war.

It is decimated by the war.

It goes on like nothing happened.

The people in the city all become zombies.

burn them

scan them into a digital library

plant them in the homes of enemies

memorize them

Montag is arrested.

an innocent man is killed to make the manhunt look successful.

Montag escapes to the river and is hidden by the men in the woods.

Montag is killed.

They deployed another squadron to find him.

They announced to the community that they lost him.

They used Mildred to lure him back.

To save face, they chased a different man that was walking by himself.

to burn books

to burn clothes

for warmth

for smoke signals