The Downside
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In year 2322, all of the earth’s resources were practically destroyed, and the government fell apart. Five years of poverty and depression took place before the government attempted to put itself back together. A mineral called tapherite was discovered underground, and could supply the earth with barely enough electricity and energy to keep running. The government decided to send one fifteen year old boy underground every three months to mine the tapherite. The underground community was called “The Downside.” The teenage boys were injected with a drug on their way down, wiping away all of their previous memories in hopes that they would not rebel against the government. The boys spend four years of their lives mining, and when they have served their time, they are brought back up to “Up Above,” and their memories of The Downside are erased. This system has been continuing on for 125 years, and is yet to be rebelled against.
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