jellyfishdreamy
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- Parts 11
Eighteen college students are given a "second chance"-clean records and money for their families in exchange for 120 days of voluntary behavioral research-at an opulent private institution supported by billionaires.
However, four powerful men-a tech billionaire, a financial oligarch, a corporate emperor, and a political fixer-have created their own secret paradise of depravity behind the glass walls and flashing neural collars.
The participants are shattered when the Circle of Manias commences by tales of severe depravity, coerced activities, and psychological suffering recounted by icy, attractive instructors.
What begins as "science" swiftly devolves into a contemporary nightmare of complete surrender, where permission is but another deception offered to the highest bidder.
Set in the world of soft power corruption and tech elites, it draws inspiration from Salò.
When your soul is at stake, how far would you go for a fresh start?