The World After
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The Laboratory for Genetic Engineering of Beijing Institute for Genomic in Hong Kong really exists and it is one of the most secretive enterprises sponsored almost entirely by the Chinese Government. Many reports from local journalists talk about a secret project of breeding a new generation of super humans behind the walls. One fact that is confirmed even by the authorities is that, several years ago, a group of about twenty Chinese kids possessing unnatural talents – calculating complicated mathematical equations in seconds, bending spoons and forks with the mind, and similar – have been taken behind the walls of the Institute and haven't been seen since.
The underground city described in this book is the closest word-visualization I can give of a real project from a group of talented architects. Their project has designed this future-city for a time when the surface of our planet will be unlivable, and it is surprising how many people forget that every so often this happens and is part of the natural evolution of Earth. North America and the British Isles already live beyond the time given to them. Yellowstone and The Ring of Fire in Oregon are overdue for their next eruptions and when this happens, nobody argues that it's a matter of when not if, huge parts of the USA will be unlivable for years. The same is valid for Britain, with three big Icelandic volcanoes overdue to erupt.
The gyrocopter that helped Carolina and her father to make their way out of Athens, the tyre-type vehicles used by Jinhun and Taylor to cross China, plus the catamaran they used in the swamps, are all actually already patented means of transport of the future that one day might be produced in bulk.
The problem with the space rubbish trapped in the orbit of the planet is also very real, and currently NASA desperately looks for a solution of how and what to do with the very dangerous pieces of old satellites. Numerous documentary films were made on this topic and illustrate very well how serious the problem actually is. Vanguard 1's story shared in this book is also true and still nobody knows why the signal with it was lost.
The cave labyrinth in Itanagar is unfortunately only part of the author's imagination, and it was used only to serve the purpose of this book. Mind you, the mysterious giant temple is an exact description of such a temple inside a cave in Tibet which the local monks believe was once built by a race of giants. Kushajri's village and its inhabitants also exist and are where the book says. Everyone that has the chance must visit the friendly locals and enjoy their welcoming parties. Also, if you stay for the night, make sure early in the morning to take a short trip to the old bridge and the green waters of the waterfall there. Plunge in and enjoy the aroma of the orchids surrounding you, it's worth it!
Thank you for joining me on this adventure and remember: Big Brother MIGHT be watching us, or as Edward Snowden revealed to the whole world in 2013 Big Brother IS watching us!!!
HEART, I WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TRAVEL THIS JOURNEY WITHOUT YOU!!! THIS BOOK IS AS MUCH YOURS AS IT IS MINE.
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