It had been buried beneath old receipts and broken cables, forgotten in the back of Alex’s desk drawer. She almost tossed it aside, just another piece of junk left behind in a world that no longer existed. But something stopped her. A whisper in the back of her mind. A ghost of his voice.
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The food changed slowly. First, the brands disappeared. Then, the prices rose beyond reach. When the rations came, no one questioned where they came from—only that they were the only thing left to eat.
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The Chairman had promised prosperity, but all he brought was ruin. Farmers who had stood by him, who had believed his words, watched as their lands were seized, their livelihoods destroyed, and their futures stolen. The contracts went to his billionaire friends, the suffering was dismissed as “necessary pain,” and when they finally spoke out, they disappeared just as quickly as the jobs.
Cora sat motionless on the cold floor, the glow of her dying phone screen casting hollow shadows on her face. Around her, the walls were lined with propaganda—slogans of obedience, the Chairman’s ever-smiling portrait, the promise of a future that would never come.
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The Black Circle had turned corruption into policy. The economy boomed—for the elite. The Chairman’s followers cheered as he sold the country piece by piece, drowning them in propaganda while the rich lined their pockets. Cora and Alex saw the truth, but it didn’t matter. The firehose of lies was too strong. The people believed what they needed to believe.
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