A hundred years ago, our government instigated a complete revision of how society would be run. It inconspicuously attacked in waves, giving the masses no time to realize what happening, much less take action against the strikes. These attacks were recently brought to light when one of our spies in the government discovered primary documents that outlined the plan to control the state.
First came the airborne virus created to curb overpopulation. Seemingly overnight, a third of the nation’s population passed away from an unknown sickness. Another third became bedridden from constant fatigue and worsening immune systems. The virus continued to gradually kill those unfortunate enough to get infected, to the point where only less than half of the original population remained.
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The government began an immediate modification of the state’s social hierarchy. We were divided into two castes: those whose genetic makeup protected them from the virus, and the other half whose intellect was eliminated by the pill. The primary were labeled the “Elites”, a superior group granted the privilege of any job pertaining to the government. The latter, called the “Dregs”, was left to perform menial tasks that believed to be unfit for the Elites. Any person that attempted to defy the new system “mysteriously disappeared”.
Although the pills administered daily, it appears as though the effect on our IQ has decreased throughout the years. We believe that the bodies slowly become immune to the effects after every generation. Because of this, our organization believes that the time to start a change must happen now, before the government has a chance to amend the mistake that we have been