





We are Equality 7 -2521, and we are considered evil because we are not like our brother men. You see, we were born with a curse that makes us an individual in a collectivist society. Let us explain.












We were born and raised in the Home of the Infants until we were 5 years of age. Next, we lived in the Home of the Students, where we learned and lived until we were 15 years old.










We learned the same things as the others, but we were smarter and more curious to learn, which the teachers despised.



We finished school, and we were assigned to be a street sweeper as our career. You see, in our school days, and still today, we really wanted to be in the Council of the Scholars, where the smartest were placed. But, it is not good to wish what job you want to receive, especially if it doesn't benefit anyone else. So, we were glad that our new job felt like a punishment, and continued working for many days.














One day, International 4-8818, who we consider our friend, and we were sweeping the streets together. It is a transgression of preference to choose friends because everyone's equal, so we must like everyone and everyone must be our buddy ; favorites are prohibited. While engaging in our job, we found a big hole in the ground covered with a grill. From now on, this is where we decided to study, which is also forbidden because we were never told to, and we would do this with no others.






On the inside of this tunnel, we discovered strange tracks of what seemed like stone, but weren't, and then, a thought popped in our mind! This must have been some crazy thing been left over from the Unmentionable Times. This was a time period with evil things, and we don't need to think about these terrible things! When we got out, International 4-8818 and us had a dispute whether or not to report this City Council, but agreed not to to tell.







We are 17 years old. You don't seem like you work in our trade, and we wouldn't want that?
You look so nice. What is your age?
Another day sweeping the streets, we saw a girl named Liberty-5-3000. We wanted to talk to them, but men and women can't interact with each other except once every spring, the Council of Eugenics assigns people over 18 to mate with each other. So we waved at them, and they picked up the hint to wave back. We even got brave enough to speak to each other. When we knew their age, we were for some reason, relieved that they had never went to the Palace of Mating.





Another day comes with another experiment. We dissected a frog, and then somehow we made it move. The frog's brine was hanging by a copper wire causing the leg of it to move, even though it was dead. We know we are doing these things alone, and that we have more knowledge than the Scholars, but we show no concern.



Several days went by until we could admire the Golden One once more, which is the nickname we gave them, and we told them that. They said, "We, too, have given you a new name, which is The Unconquered."



We did it!!! We made a light on our own without fire, we shall show this to the council of scholars. They will forgive our transgressions and they shall declare us one of them.





Where have you been?

We forgot to look at the sand timer. We rushed to the Home of the Street Sweepers, and then the council said to us "Where have you been?" and we thought about the light and we said " We're not telling you.", and then we got sent to the Palace of Corrective Detention where a man lashed us with a whip until we bled.

The Light... The Light







We easily escaped the cell where we were detained in the Palace of Corrective Detention, but imagine our anger when we got to the Home of the Scholars, and we explained our story and the benefits of our invention, but they said,
Your light is useless. Anything made alone is evil. We shall destroy your light!!




So we ran away, and as far as possible, and halted when we encountered the Uncharted Forest. There was no going back to our old life. Now, the beasts will eat us and if they don't come yet, we will still be of no importance to anyone or thing. It is scary to know that this is what will happen to us, but we won't do anything about our situation.




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We are Equality 7 -2521, and we are considered evil because we are not like our brother men. You see, we were born with a curse that makes us an individual in a collectivist society. Let us explain.












We were born and raised in the Home of the Infants until we were 5 years of age. Next, we lived in the Home of the Students, where we learned and lived until we were 15 years old.










We learned the same things as the others, but we were smarter and more curious to learn, which the teachers despised.

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