This story is about secret experiments on people. It is also about the reality of living inside a Machine that plays games with us. Sometimes the Machine selectively shows its face — and sometimes it selectively hides it — and based on that, it plays its favorite game called, "Confuse, Divide and Conquer."
The story was specifically inspired by the fact that as I am typing this, a biosecurity experiment is taking place in my home town of New York. All safe, allegedly ...