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That was the mandate of the Great Sanitation. The Founders had decided that the world was too chaotic. Too red. Too vibrant. They called the old world the "Sloppy Era," a time of stains and unpredictability. They sought to create the —a ledger of existence where nothing could stain the record.

The alarms began to blare. The sensors had detected the volatile organic compounds in the air—the scent of growing things. nottomatopages

For the first time in his life, Elias saw the world not as a document to be edited, but as a canvas to be painted. As they dragged him away, he spat a seed onto the pristine white floor. That was the mandate of the Great Sanitation