Somewhere in a secret underground facility …


    "General, sir, the Neo-Luddite extremists are at it again."


    "What''s it this time, Lieutenant? Hacking? Viruses?"


    "They''re trying to access our EMP satellites."


    "That''s worse than their nuclear hacking attempts."


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    "Why, sir?"


    "Because our entire infrastructure is totally dependent on Central."


    "The AGI?"


    "Indeed. Central regulates and distributes everything. Without it, we''ll return to barbarism, and with every nation having its own Central, it''s become the new MAD.”


    "We''ll stop them, sir."


    "We''ve no choice, Lieutenant. EMP''s the greatest threat to our existence. It could mean …"


    "Our extinction, sir?"


    The General nodded.