On the Edge of Pure

The dormitory was deathly silent. The tightly shut windows trembled in the cold wind. Outside, mottled walls stood against each other, a dilapidated air conditioner unit still dripping water on the withered old treetops, where a bird's nest hung precariously.,His palm was covered in scratches from his fingernails, and the cold water stung as it washed over them. But for someone who had grown accustomed to cancer pain, this didn't feel like much. He had long since become numb to pain.,Politicians and socialites from around the world, top executives and employees of renowned corporations, professors and students from prestigious universities, researchers and scientists, as well as soldiers serving in the military, all donned virtual reality headsets, silently awaiting the dawn of a new world.。