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This chapter juxtaposes disturbing contemporary news reports with a narrative exploring the psychological and social impact of overpopulation and technological control on individuals. The characters grapple with feelings of alienation, the implications of genetic engineering, and the societal tensions surrounding parenthood and eugenics. The dialogue reveals their struggles to reconcile personal identity and human values within a highly controlled and surveilled future society.

This chapter presents a critical reflection on the ethics and consequences of eugenics and parenthood in a future society, emphasizing the high risks of congenital disorders and the societal control over reproduction through the Eugenics Processing Board. It also includes a folkloric segment about Begi, a figure whose stories illustrate themes of cleverness, skepticism, and confrontation with fear, linking cultural myth to human challenges.