"Utopia? Never!"
A visitor accepts citizenship in an ostensibly perfect colony and is given a guided tour that highlights flawless institutions, abundant comforts, and a prized textile produced by local creatures. The guide and visitor discuss moral trade-offs and exclusivity while the visitor enjoys pleasures and public spectacles, including performances meant to channel aggression. The narrative culminates in a public ritual in which the visitor is offered to the creatures so their fleece attains its superior quality, revealing the colony's prosperity rests on secret cruelty and sacrifice.
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A visitor accepts citizenship in an ostensibly perfect colony and is given a guided tour that highlights flawless institutions, abundant comforts, and a prized textile produced by local creatures. The guide and visitor discuss moral trade-offs and exclusivity while the visitor enjoys pleasures and public spectacles, including performances meant to channel aggression. The narrative culminates in a public ritual in which the visitor is offered to the creatures so their fleece attains its superior quality, revealing the colony's prosperity rests on secret cruelty and sacrifice.
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