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1.
As calamity ravaged the world,
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the affluent barricaded themselves behind advanced technology and deceptions,
2.
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while those they had once exploited fled the crumbling urban centers.
3.
Venturing into the wilderness,
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these pioneers embraced a rudimentary life,
forging a new creed that revered the old gods while advocating for technological prudence.
4.
Life in the wilderness was turbulent,
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yet the people who lived there found hope and purpose.
5.
Spreading seeds,
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guiding streams,
removing trash and wastes,
6.
Meanwhile, those remaining in the cities,
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, now devoid of spiritual guidance,
turned to science as their new doctrine.
7.
They developed artificial intelligences—
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MOCCs,
8.
metallic beings,
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with computational brains—to perform menial tasks,
9.
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rendering human labor obsolete and stoking the fires of depression and anarchy within the urban decay.
10.
Though all amenities taken care of and much community to be shared,
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people in the cities found themselves connected but constrained.