Emergence 3.0
A Novel – In One Page Per Day
Day 315, Monday
November 12th, 2018
Chapter One: Genetic
The Imperial system did everything it could to sew divisions among the
people; between individuals, families, tribes, and worlds, between castes, and
between ranks.
The Empire was masterful at it.
Paradoxically, it managed to foment all of that division, by
dogmatically focusing the attention of every person on the things that actually
united them.
Many things united the people of the Empire, such as; language, cult and
custom.
Brothers and sisters, cousins, they might compete tirelessly with one
another for position in their family unit, but they would reflexively protect
the social status of the family itself, just as families would do within their
tribal and national structures, as tribes and nations would relate to their
home world.
Fear, and hope were among the most powerful forces establishing this mutuality,
and commonality throughout the worlds. There was perpetual conflict,
politicking, and maneuvering for gain.
The children of the Ancients evolved in different ways, on their
disparate worlds, with differing gravity, differing atmospheres, with different
stars to look up at, and different fates to contemplate.
Remaining unified was a critical component of survival, but the things
that differentiated people from one another remained primary.
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