Part Four:
Flipping the Script
"If Prometheus was worthy of the wrath of heaven for kindling the first fire upon Earth, how ought all the Gods to honor the men who make it their professional business to put it out?"—John Godfrey Saxe, circa 1850
"When the well is dry, we know the worth of water."—Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac
HUGE SMOKESTACKS PUMP OUT a sea of smoke that hangs in the sky from horizon to horizon, a curtain blocking out the stars. This factory we're in, it's abandoned but the neighboring ones haven't stopped running, not for something as minor as a riot. Outside there's shouting everywhere. What looks like an elite security force in full riot gear forms several solid lines, blocking the progress of protesters. The private police force is shouting something ab
