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"'Today is August 4, 2026,' said a second voice from the kitchen ceiling..."

“June 2003: Way in the Middle of the Air” is a must read on its own. Who are you when the identity you’ve defined out of hate and oppression has no one left to hate or oppress? The power hungry face an existential crisis when their supply is cut and the withdrawal they feel fuels a desperate attempt to fill the void.