Two Worlds Divided

What happens when the U.S. government develops their own version of the "Iron Curtain", to keep the "sinking" states from affecting the beneficial ones. Of course, oppression like this never works, especially in America, how long does the "peace" last? Not long, when young and angry Amelia Soyer joins the rebellion, she runs into a familiar face, an old friend, working for the government. How long will the people suffer, how low with mother liberty sink?