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When humans are seen only in terms of profit and loss, what happens to humanity?
As government became increasingly dependent on private industry to support society, the corporations began to assert more and more control, and eventually the two became indistinguishable. When the corporate government realized that slavery could be a viable economic solution to the costs of maintaining a workforce, many citizens found themselves reclassified as corporate assets.
Slaves were not taken from other civilizations through conquest, as in the past, but through more insidious means. Children, as property of their parents, could be sold to pay debts. Convicts became property of the state, and soon filled the factories and assembly lines of the private companies that bought them. Breeding farms, set up in the second generation after reinstitution, turned out enough product to meet an ever-more-voracious demand.
As government became increasingly dependent on private industry to support society, the corporations began to assert more and more control, and eventually the two became indistinguishable. When the corporate government realized that slavery could be a viable economic solution to the costs of maintaining a workforce, many citizens found themselves reclassified as corporate assets.
Slaves were not taken from other civilizations through conquest, as in the past, but through more insidious means. Children, as property of their parents, could be sold to pay debts. Convicts became property of the state, and soon filled the factories and assembly lines of the private companies that bought them. Breeding farms, set up in the second generation after reinstitution, turned out enough product to meet an ever-more-voracious demand.
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First published January 1, 2007
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July 29, 2014
This last part of the story simply blew me away. It was just wow, wow, wow. I found myself totally engrossed in the story. Usually, I'm not somebody that cries easily, but this brought tears to my eyes on several occasions. I loved the relevation at the end. In fact, I loved pretty much everything about it. I'd have loved to see some more world building, though. But maybe the lack of that made it easier to concentrate on the characters and the storyline...
The writing style is absolutely beautiful and very unique. Even though this is a free online fic, there were no typos or mistakes. In fact, the spelling and grammar was better than in quite a few published books I've read.
This really, really deserves to be published!
The writing style is absolutely beautiful and very unique. Even though this is a free online fic, there were no typos or mistakes. In fact, the spelling and grammar was better than in quite a few published books I've read.
This really, really deserves to be published!
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