The Pill of Youth
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In the year 2053 the abundance of technology has made it known as Techno-Decade. With flying cars, hover boards and more robots then people.
It seems the only thing they don't have is something that creates everlasting youth.
Until, Dr. Grant Anderson discovers a new and rare breed of flower on accident. It is then after watching a frog that ate it turn into a tadpole. He names it the Fountain of Youth Flower or FYF and publishes his studies claiming that this flower is the key to eternal youth. He then plans to turn it into a chewable pill.
It explodes on social media and takes the world by storm. Billionaires and Actors already preordering the pill in mass quantities.
Grant dedicates his life to creating the perfect pill. With millions of dollars backing up his research, he plans to have it ready in the next year.
Then something happens that makes Grant question the purpose of the pill. Is the pill really safe or is it more evil then good?
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