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Samuel Watts clutched his worn King James Bible as if it were his lifeline. The world around him was descending into chaos, but the Scriptures gave him an anchor. A humble farmer by trade, Samuel had once tilled his land with joy, providing food for his family and neighbors in the small town of Cedar Hollow. But those days were gone. The government’s sweeping mandates and centralized farming policies had eradicated independent agriculture, leaving men like Samuel with empty fields and hollowed purpose. | Samuel Watts clutched his worn King James Bible as if it were his lifeline. The world around him was descending into chaos, but the Scriptures gave him an anchor. A humble farmer by trade, Samuel had once tilled his land with joy, providing food for his family and neighbors in the small town of Cedar Hollow. But those days were gone. The government’s sweeping mandates and centralized farming policies had eradicated independent agriculture, leaving men like Samuel with empty fields and hollowed purpose. | ||
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Social unrest boiled over in every city. Inflated prices turned basic commodities into luxuries, and streets once bustling with commerce now housed tents of the homeless. Hospitals became places of dread rather than healing. Rumors swirled of AI-controlled surgeries and dentistry where the anesthesia was laced with nanotech, venom peptides, and self-replicating mRNA viruses. People who underwent these procedures often emerged with debilitating diseases—or didn’t emerge at all. | Social unrest boiled over in every city. Inflated prices turned basic commodities into luxuries, and streets once bustling with commerce now housed tents of the homeless. Hospitals became places of dread rather than healing. Rumors swirled of AI-controlled surgeries and dentistry where the anesthesia was laced with nanotech, venom peptides, and self-replicating mRNA viruses. People who underwent these procedures often emerged with debilitating diseases—or didn’t emerge at all. | ||
Those who entered hospitals told harrowing tales, and others never came out to tell their story. Patients were hooked up to intravenous drips containing mysterious substances that seemed to drain their life rather than restore it. Close acquaintances whispered that doctors and nurses, complicit in the grand conspiracy, knowingly ended lives. The mainstream media, however, dismissed these accusations as baseless conspiracy theories, further eroding public trust. | Those who entered hospitals told harrowing tales, and others never came out to tell their story. Patients were hooked up to intravenous drips containing mysterious substances that seemed to drain their life rather than restore it. Rumors also spread that hospitals received financial incentives for every patient they managed to kill, further fueling distrust among the population. Close acquaintances whispered that doctors and nurses, complicit in the grand conspiracy, knowingly ended lives. The mainstream media, however, dismissed these accusations as baseless conspiracy theories, further eroding public trust. | ||
Samuel saw it all happening. His neighbor, John, had gone into the hospital for a minor ailment and never returned. When John’s wife demanded answers, she was met with vague assurances and a cremated body. "He just deteriorated," the doctors claimed. But John’s wife, weeping, told Samuel, "They killed him, Sam. I know they did." | Samuel saw it all happening. His neighbor, John, had gone into the hospital for a minor ailment and never returned. When John’s wife demanded answers, she was met with vague assurances and a cremated body. "He just deteriorated," the doctors claimed. But John’s wife, weeping, told Samuel, "They killed him, Sam. I know they did." | ||