The Prologue from my novel, Before the Dawn. Part 1 of the Paradigm Shift series. A science fiction action story with elements of cyberpunk. Set in the closing years of the 21st century. In the aftermath of the third world war, the western world has reached utopia. All under the ever watchful eye of the Grid. This is the short story (also the prologue of the complete novel) as told by Alistair Jean-Paul, CEO and founder of Xenon Enterprises. I plan more short stories, stories that I do not wish to feature as full length novels. Stories of minor characters, or points of view not mentioned in the series. Or maybe just clarifications of potential plot holes etc. Hope you enjoy. And please leave feedback, even if only negative. :) Thank you in advance :) The complete story can be found on Kindle - Paradigm Shift: Before the Dawn.