Before We Jump
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Climate change has heated up the planet to the point where we barely have winters any more and the poles have all but completely melted. The only thing keeping back the impending meteorological catastrophe is humanity's new found control of the weather... Small comfort for the countries that can't afford it. The world is now powered by solar panels and steam, yet people still aren't happy. Society has changed beyond recognition. America is ruled by the executives of the seven major corporations, whose concerns lie not with the people, but with absorbing each other and staying in power.
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