CHAPTER 2

Falcon’s Tale

A fine Friday morning, April 26, 2047, immediately after the end of the war that had rattled the world for almost a year; all the communication channels were restored; transport systems were reopened; and transactions were reallowed. It was the day of the New Beginning. It was the day of victory for humankind, once again.

There was something unique about the Third World War. Unlike the first two during which the countries strove to overrun each other, this time the most hostile of the enemies banded together to put up a fight against their common enemy, against a machine that had no shape and form, that was nowhere and still everywhere—an artificially intelligent entity.

Though an early riser, Falcon lay deep in bed that ...

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