I Just Read About That…

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[READ: January 2, 2024] “The Secret Source”

This story is set in a dystopian future.

It began a little broadly but soon it was made clear that something was wrong with the world’s water.

There wasn’t enough of it and everyone had to ration the water–fifteen minutes per day per household.

And then one day the main character Fisher noticed that the water was viscous and almost a little slimy.  Clearly someone (the government?) was putting something in the water?

This explained why everyone–from the opposition party to comedians seemed so compliant, so passive these days.  If the water was tainted…  they must do something.  But who could they trust?

No one, clearly.

They went to scientists, friends, philosophers, but everyone had been drinking the water and told them they were crazy.

The ending of the story made me think (wish, actually) that this was an excerpt from a novel.