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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: There’s a protagonist who either works for or has earned an insider’s glimpse into an all-powerful facility that functions with impunity, carrying out secretive plans that reshape the surrounding communities in subtle yet significant ways. This character, once an enthusiastic participant within the institution, is becoming steadily more skeptical of what it really does, and why. They get the attention of a curious outsider who’s already been probing this arcane business, uncovering some hints about the insidious forces at work here—namely, a cultish private corporation that operates with either tacit or explicit governmental approval.

Slate     Mar 23, 2025