Where the Mountains Sing

August 2018:
A new minor disease is spreading in poorer African countries.

September 2018:
Global crisis is called; the disease, named E-18, has spread to all countries excepting the USA and Greenland.

December 2018:
E-18 has reached the United States. Within a week, 1/10 of the population is dead.

February 2019:
Global communication is lost. Only 3,500 American citizens remain. Despite efforts to keep him safe, the president has passed from infection.

December 2019:
Government officials band together and relocate to Nevada, where infection has spread the least. Calling together architects and engineers, plans for sanctuaries are created.

June 2021:
The first sanctuary, Amethyst Hills, has finished construction. Lawyers, doctors, and anyone of the sort is offered a spot in the new community. The rest must pay for a chance at a new life.

July 2022:
The final sanctuary is finished. Ruby Valley is the smallest of its kind and therefore the cheapest.

October 2024:
Code 7292 is put in place: the government has the right to employ breeders to repopulate the human race.

August 2025:
Ember Mizrachi, the first child produced by code 7292, is born.