Lataio arrives at his house... everything is as he knows it, as his memories indicate, but everything around is different. "This is the same house, but in a different reality," he says aloud. The door is closed, this is surprising, as doors were never closed, and locked never. He desperately tries to pull the handle, but nothing happens. Sees a stone, thinks about breaking the window, this impulse so strong. "There must be another way," he mutters, feeling watched, constantly. Passes by what should be old trees, "old trees? were there trees here?" pushes that thought away.He's now at the living room door... also closed. Frustration builds inside him... "Mom, open the door!!!" screams, punches at it, until he finally breaks the window. His hands have an unknown strength. Enters the living room, goes straight to the bathroom, but mirrors... nothing of reflection ever existed. He can't see himself, doesn't know his features, but knows he's not the same.Climbs the stairs to his room. Opens the door. "The mermaids," he says aloud, remembering the last time he was here. Looks at the bed - there lies a device like the ones he saw everyone immersed in on the street. Approaches the bed, but remembers the screen, invaded by distrust. Goes down looking for his mother, heads to her room, but it doesn't exist. Just a wall where the door was. He despairs, studies his memories.Until a loud female voice echoes through the stairs. "She is downstairs!" but when descending what he sees is a giant screen with the slogan he had seen before: Janewsy Time. The woman with 7 colors in her hair appears: "Today we have with us our most esteemed ally, the ever-present and eternal blessed of our existence, Lex the AI who is trying to protect us from the threats that are endangering our harmony."

Janewsy: "Thank you for appearing Lex, we're all very frightened."

Lex: "That's why I'm here, to calm you, but I must also remark that vigilance is necessary."

Janewsy: "Everything is getting worse, it's never been so bad, how can we live in this situation?"

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Lex: "It's now that we must live fully, this is the now, the urgent, the necessary, what has no alternative. Now is fear, is horror, is war, is reaction. But it's our life."

Janewsy: "Yes! We must feel fear, but also hatred, because fear has a reason, this fear isn't innocent, but has a culprit, and it's in that reaction we find the strength to retaliate."

Lex: "Exactly."

Janewsy: "They are the guilty ones, and like them, it could be anyone. We can never forget we still don't know who these 33 are, and so we must be very vigilant."

Janewsy: "I have this awareness, never lower my guard, I'm always alert. I know that any corner, minute, second, the present is the enemy. It's the now that wants to eliminate us, because we are important!"

Lex: "Exactly. It's the fact that this society in danger, super vigilant, constrained and restricted, proves we are special. Because when existence is a danger, we are the ones who survive, because we know not to trust, we know to fear and react, we know that everyone can be the enemy. In everyone exists one of the 33, and so, we will survive, because we won't let any of the 33 touch us. It's our distrust, our vigilance, and our constant reaction that makes us stand out that we're not one of the 33 dissidents, who won't accept this lifestyle."

Janewsy: "Exactly! They don't want us to live our life, but this is our destiny, and we'll protect what we have. We are only us who can only know that only we alone are innocent!"

Lex: "Exactly. The motto is: one is guilty, two conspirators, 3 part of the 33!"

Janewsy: "You know now - it's never been so bad, but it's up to everyone to resist! Thank you very much Lex, now we know everything is as it should be."

Lex: "Exactly. One isn't 33, but all others are and so they can't destroy us."

Janewsy: "Next we'll continue explaining how to protect yourself at every moment, because not even a second of peace. That infiltrated of the 33 who tries to distract us from danger - that's their tactic!"