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Hundreds of miles away, far from the dirty refugee camps, was the City of Glass.The City of Glass was a Neutral Zone. It did not belong to the Free Cities, and it did not belong to the Sovereign Council. It was a holy place. It was the home of the Great Faith Orders.The city was beautiful. The buildings were made of shining blue and silver glass. There were no factories here. There were no guns. There were only temples, gardens, and quiet streets. Millions of people lived here to pray. They believed the System was a gift from the Gods. They believed that if they followed the rules, their souls would go to a perfect digital heaven when they died.In the center of the city was the Grand Temple of Light. It was the biggest building in the world. The ceiling was made of colorful stained glass. When the sun shined through, it painted the white marble floors with beautiful colors.Today, the Grand Temple was completely full. Ten thousand people sat on long wooden benches. They were wearin
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The night air in the Oakhaven camp was freezing, but Silas felt like he was burning."Stop!" Silas screamed. His voice was so loud it hurt his own throat. He ran as fast as he could toward the center of the camp. "Do not drink the water! Drop the cups!"But the camp was so big. The people were so hungry and thirsty. They did not hear him. They were too happy. They were laughing and crying tears of joy because they thought they were saved. Mothers were holding small metal cups to their babies' lips. Old men were drinking deeply from wooden bowls.Silas reached the first group of people. He did not use words anymore. He used his hands. He slapped a cup out of a young woman's hand. The water splashed onto the dry dirt."What are you doing?" the woman cried out. She looked at Silas with angry, frightened eyes. "My daughter is thirsty!""It is poison!" Silas yelled. He grabbed a large plastic bucket from a man and threw it to the ground. "The Sovereign Council tricked us! It is the Black-l
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Lyra stopped next to the cot of little Leo. The boy was shivering, his lips blue, gasping for air."This is Leo," Lyra said gently, touching the boy's forehead. "He is seven years old. He is dying of Black-lung. He is not a soldier. He has never held a gun."She walked to the next cot. An old woman was weeping quietly, holding a bloody bandage."This is Elara. She was a teacher in Sunforge before your leaders burned her school to the ground." Lyra looked back at the camera. Her silver eyes pierced through the lens."Your leaders, Matriarch Solenne and High Chancellor Virex, told you they closed the borders for your safety. That is a lie. They closed the borders to starve us. But starvation was not enough for them. Yesterday, Sovereign soldiers burned the fields of wild medicine on the borders. They burned bandages. They destroyed water pumps."Lyra walked out of the tent. The camera followed her into the freezing camp. She pointed to the massive line of people huddled around small, sm
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"I have to," Rae gritted her teeth. She typed faster. She imagined herself running down a digital hallway, slamming doors shut behind her while digital dogs chased her. "I am building a fake wall of code. It will slow them down. But Silas, you have a problem.""What problem?""The security system just activated the guard drones on the train early," Rae said. "They are flying ahead of the train to scan the tracks. They will be at your position in two minutes."Silas looked over the rocks. He heard a high-pitched buzzing sound in the distance. Over the horizon, four silver drones were flying fast toward them. They had red glowing eyes and machine guns attached to their bellies."Nobody moves!" Silas whispered loudly to his men. "Hide in the shadows. Do not let them see your heat signatures."The drones flew over the rocks. They swept thick red laser beams over the sand, searching for enemies. Silas held his breath. He pressed himself flat against the cold stone. A red laser beam passed
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"We need antibiotics," Lyra said to a nurse beside her. "We need lung-clearance syrup. Why hasn't the supply truck from the eastern farmers arrived?"The nurse looked down at her shoes. "The farmers tried to come, Lyra. But the Sovereign drones burned their trucks. And..." The nurse hesitated."And what?" Lyra demanded."The Sovereign soldiers went to the fields where the healing herbs grow," the nurse said, her voice shaking. "They poured gasoline on the fields and burned them all. They are destroying the medicine so we cannot even make it ourselves."Lyra’s eyes went wide. She felt a cold chill run down her spine. Then, the cold turned into a hot, burning anger.They were not just keeping medicine for themselves. They were destroying it so the poor people would die."That is not war," Lyra whispered. She stood up. Her legs were shaking, but her spirit was like iron. "That is murder. That is a war crime."Lyra looked at the dying people in the tent. She realized that healing with her
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The wind blowing through Oakhaven was bitter and cold. It carried the smell of smoke and unwashed bodies. Forty thousand people from Sunforge were now living in tents made of old blankets and plastic sheets. They were cold. They were scared. And most of all, they were hungry.Everett stood at the edge of the camp. He wore a dark cloak to protect him from the sand. He held a small, worn bag over his shoulder. He was leaving.Lyra and Rae stood in front of him. They looked very worried."You cannot go alone," Lyra said. Her voice was soft but full of fear. "The Dead Zone is poison. The air will burn your lungs. And Kade’s assassins will be waiting for you.""I have to," Everett said. His eyes looked tired, but his jaw was tight. "They have my sister, Lyra. I thought Sarah died years ago. If she is alive, I am the only one who can save her. If I bring an army, they will kill her."Rae hugged her computer close to her chest. "But what about us? What about the refugees? The Sovereign Counc
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