Biological functions have become the new currency, with a dystopian government controlling the amount granted to each. Sleep is the most prized, with the elite resting peacefully regularly while the poor are kept awake for days at a time. . .
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The world has changed to where insomnia has become a grim reality to millions of people around the world. People are unable to go to sleep for days being shocked by a chip implanted in their brain every time they try to sleep without being granted it. This began only a few short years ago, but it has become a growing nightmare as more people are suffering.
Our government has discovered that sleep is the most important thing in the world. More sleep equals better thoughts and processing while less sleep equals weak and lethargic people. But for some reason our government became corrupted with the new knowledge and decided they would regulate how much sleep each citizen receives.
They let the elite or well earning citizens sleep however much they want without regulation while the poor can only sleep when allowed. It may be an hour a day, one whole day of a week, or a whole week for the month. Those punished and put in hail get none and eventually die from lack of sleep.
We haven't seen any hope shining through that will get back our sleep and overthrow the government. People are too tired and weak to develop a plan to overthrow the government to free us from our eternal slumber less life. We pray that one day that someone will rise up strong enough to cause a change to happen to our corrupted government.
Transmission Date: January 27, 2189.
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