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 The scientists are able to outsmart their assistants and get a message to Earth. The Authority on Earth sends a message to Luna, thinking that the transmission from the scientists is a prank. They respond with a Declaration of Independence.
+==== Chapter 15 ====
+The Declaration of Independence is read and signed.
+They decide to send representatives to Earth. The plan is to send the representatives with a shipment of grain. Manuel is reluctant at first, but eventually agrees to be one of the representatives, along with Prof.
+Wyoh joins Manuel's marriage.
+==== Chapter 16 ====
+Manuel wakes up in the grain shipment container, which is in free fall in space. Manuel thinks Prof is dead, but he is later revealed to be alive. The container lands in the ocean, and Manuel and Prof are rescued by Stuart LaJoie. It turns out that Stuart could have sent a ship, but that could have been more dangerous, since it could have been shot down. Stuart had bought recognition of Luna by the People's Directorate of Chad.
+Manuel and Prof go to Agra to present credentials to the Federated Nations. Mike claims that the chance of success has dropped to one in one hundred. They are given a meeting with an "Investigating Committee." Prof gives a speech about the desired status of Luna as a recognized independent state of the Federated Nations. The committee maintains that Luna is the property of the Federated Nations, as Antarctica was. They also discuss other matters, such as immigration to Luna, what happened to the Warden, or the Protector, as he is called by the committee, reparations for destroyed property. The meeting ends when Prof collapses while talking about the atrocities committed by the Peace Dragoons on Luna.
+==== Chapter 17 ====
+Manuel gives the recording of the meeting to Stuart, who leaks it to the press. Many, but not all, articles are favorable to Luna. Another meeting is held. The committee asserts that Luna must maintain its commitment of regular grain shipments. Prof says that Luna has no such commitment. Prof talks about the possibility of increasing farming yields by tenfold or a hundredfold, which is promptly dismissed by the committee.
+Later, they take questions from reporters. A reporter reveals that the committee is actually the Lunar Authority. Prof mentions the possibility of war with Earth. Manuel refers to the Pathfinder, which landed on a Belgian village, and implies that Luna could wage war on Earth by throwing bargeloads of grain onto the Earth. Prof explains that the yields could be increased by replenishing raw materials on Luna from Earth. A reporter says that Luna should still pay taxes, to which Manuel responds that they do not benefit from any government services, so they should not have to pay taxes.
+==== Chapter 18 ====
+Manuel has meetings with government officials from various nations. In each of these meetings, he discusses the possibility of building a space catapult, which would allow cheap shipments to Luna, on a tall mountain in the country from which the official comes. Manuel and Prof go to North America, visiting the United States and Mexico. Manuel explains his marriage situation to some curious Kentuckians. The next day, he is arrested for polygamy.