Conatus
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An immense, chaotic complex of metal and stone casts a shadow over storm-swept plains. Constructed by an ancient network in the long-forgotten image of man, the Tower now represents something far greater. Could this broken world, wrought with machine expansion and haunted by cybernetic organisms, contain a trace of hope?
Each part of 'Conatus' is a short story told through the eyes of a survivor in this world. All are different, yet ultimately connected via the same fate.
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