The resolution of the story occurs when the narrator returns to the Hill People and decides .

At the end of “By the Waters of Babylon,” John returns to his people with knowledge of the destroyed city and the dangers of moving too quickly. He decides to share what he has learned and help his people rebuild civilization gradually and carefully. The resolution is therefore to rebuild society slowly and carefully, not to reject the Place of the Gods or deny that the gods existed.

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