. . The 21st Century began with a fizzle. Dire . * . predictions of doom and global economic .|. collapse proved to be groundless, and the world | . continued on to new heights. Genetic .-'|`-. | advances granted longevity and ended all `-.|.-' .-.disease. Fusion and antimatter technology | `._.' brought unlimited wealth and power. | | * Nanotechnologies and cybernetics | | | |__ raised new horizons. National | | /| [__] boundaries eroded, as hunger and | | / | ||poverty became things of the past, | | | | || until wars and conflicts were | _|_ | | /\ | | unheard of - there was nothing _|_| || || | | | left to fight about. Man had /\| | || || | | _|_ finally reached an age of peace ||| | .-.|| |_|| | and prosperity... ||| | | | || |_ ||| | | | || | ||| | | | || | ||| | | | || | ||| | | | || | Naturally, ||| | | | || | it wouldn't last. ||| | | | || | ||| | | | || | ||| | | | || | |||____|_|___|_____||_____|__________________________jro
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