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"The sun glides over the horizon, painting the sky yellow and orange, adjusting the clouds with golden edges. It looks huge, before it disappears, setting everything on fire in a brief moment of glory." Estefania Cortez reads what she just wrote but does not convince her at all, so she turns the sheet into a bun and throws it in the trash can that is next to her desk. "I can't present this to the Higher Council of Technology," he thinks, and immediately regrets and takes the bun out of the trash, "but why wouldn't they like it? It's the best thing I've achieved in the last 4 years of work. It's an excellent hologram, and maybe, get them to use it for the city. " Thoughtful, she gets up from her chair and approaches the window of the large building where she is staying, to observe the cruel reality.The world plunged into a monochromatic reality 150 years ago. In 1976, The chemical bombs that were used in the Great War, caused widespread color blindness in all the inhabitants of the planet, this modified genetics worldwide, and color blindness became normal, both for women and men. But, it is the year 2123, and they have barely managed to work on the complex technology of holograms with drones to "deceive" the human eye and live a fantasy life, where the grass is green and there is a sunset to enjoy at the end of every day. It is bleak to grow up in a gray world, literally.Estefania returns to his desk and turns on the device that reproduces the hologram on a small scale; the sun once again begins to reflect on the wall of his small room, and in a sigh, a tear falls down his cheek. Deep down, she longs to have lived before the great war, to have seen the colors, at least to really know what is lost. There is a small part of the surviving society, about 1%, that was not affected by color blindness. These people, which today are ten, are part of the Superior Council, which is the filter of all the holograms that were invented in the last five decades, so, in this way, these virtual images resemble as much as possible To the real world.You may wonder, how do you get people, being colorblind, to see colors perfectly only if they arise from holograms? Well, in 2014 Enri Kowalski, created a chip that is implanted in the neck, and moves to the corresponding areas of the brain responsible for vision. This chip generates neurological signals, which connect to these holograms. Previously, this invention was an attempt to neutralize color blindness in some way, but years later, the hologram was created from this chip. In this way, it was possible to take advantage of both devices."The time has come. I must take that paper to the Council, and beg that my last 4 years of work, perfecting this sunset, be worth it." So far, they have created holograms with blue, green tones, but they have not achieved those of red. It is the reason for which they opened the call to all the Inventors of the Lost City; different landscapes have been created, but until now no one dared to create a sunset, due to Matilda Kronz. It is one of the people who see reality as it is, and one of the most demanding when creating the colors of the sky. Approximately 400 different holograms passed through his eyes, before he could decide which hologram would copy the colors of a rainy sky.With that in mind, Estefania leaves her room and heads towards the exit of her building, with her head down without wanting to attract attention, but suddenly she sees very well-shined shoes in front of her, forcing her to stop her walk. He raises his head and meets him, looking at her petulantly, and without saying a single word.-Excuse me, did you miss something?-Inventor No. 3586, I come to escort you personally to the Sacred Building, the Counselors are waiting for you.-Thanks for the kind offer, but, nobody has informed me of a personal transport ... you know, you are never too cautious about it- throws a nervous laugh, and seeks to step on the side, but he holds her shoulder a strong arm.-I insist ...- this man, Estefania thought, is not of the security of the Council. He saw the badge on the chest of his possible captor and realized that it was an illusion, but not of anyone ... It was his. "How did I not see it before? I think alert. He made a move to let go of the grip, but instantly regretted having done it; something dark covered his entire face, and he was completely blind.

1 week later"This sunset will mark the end of an era ... It symbolizes the beginning of something new. Thank you very much." There was a moment of silence, and immediately after the whole Council began to cheer on Inventor No. 3585, who claimed to be the creator of the hologram that , as was known, it would take all the glory. Matilda, standing with tears in her eyes, shouted "perfection, true perfection." It was the best sunset between more than 600 holograms presented in the last week.Nobody knows what happened with the inventor nº3586. The people who were at the time of the kidnapping, claimed to have seen Estefania come up happily with a boy who looked exactly like her. What nobody knew was that Thomas Cortez, Estefania's twin, was planning the boycott, which led him to fame, for a long time. No one knew how to react when they found Estefania's body next to the river.But in this world, what is the truth, and what a simple visual trick?

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