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The day began like any other in our perfect Utopia. The workers were working, the soldiers were guarding, and the government was leading. That day was the first of our Great Leader's weekly addresses. We all had gathered in the center of the Utopia's government sector, waiting for his speech.

= Shadow of Utopia = = **By** = = **Jordan Pottruff** =



The day began like any other in our perfect Utopia. The workers were working, the soldiers were guarding, and the government was leading. That day was the first of our Great Leader's weekly addresses to the people. We all had gathered in the center of our Utopia's government sector, waiting eagerly for his speech. People began to slowly quiet down once he had arrived at the podium. He informed us of current economic situations and how they would affect us as citizens. He had informed us that he would get to the bottom of all the economic problems facing us, and would prevent them from hurting us any longer. The crowd erupted into applause. We were so thankful for our Great Leader.

The following week, our Great Leader reported back to us about his findings. He declared that the problems we were facing were because of the farmers. The farmers supposedly were not producing enough crops for the nation to live upon. This accusation startled many of us. Yes, it was true that crop supplies were low, but it was not because of the farmers. We knew that the government traded almost all of our crops with other, less than perfect Utopias. The money gained from these deals would also go directly back to the government. When the speech was over, the Great Leader had the farmers arrested by the soldiers. However, we did not speak out, for we were not farmers.

The third week, our Great Leader once again reported back to us about further findings. He declared that the problems we faced were not only because of the farmers, but also because of the miners. The miners were supposedly holding onto some of the resources that they collected. This was once again strange to us. Because the reason we had a lack of resources was actually because the government used them to build fancier buildings for them to live and work inside. When the speech was over, the Great Leader had the miners arrested by the soldiers. However, we did not speak out, for we were not miners.

The next week, our Great Leader reported to us once again about even further findings. He declared that the problems we faced were not only because of the farmers and the miners, but also because of the business men. The business men were supposedly pricing products at higher costs for more personal gain at the consumer’s expense. Yet again we found ourselves amazed at this, as the business men only priced the products so high because of the huge tax rate the Great Leader put on them. When the speech was over, the Great Leader had the business men arrested by the soldiers. However, we did not speak out, for we were not business men.

The very next week, our Great Leader reported to us about even bigger findings. He declared that the problems we faced were not only because of the farmers, miners, and business men, but also because of the teachers. The teachers were supposedly not educating the students properly, which would lead them to unsuccessful careers. We found ourselves shocked by this as well, as the government had ceased all funding for education. When the speech was over, the Great Leader had the teachers arrested by the soldiers. However, we did not speak out, for we were not teachers.

The Great Leader postponed his next appearance so that he could have time to relax from his "investigative" work. The citizens that were left found their Utopia in ruins, with no crops, resources, markets, or even schools. We found ourselves living in cold cramped homes, looking for food in dumpsters and trash cans. Yet at the same time our Great Leader found himself relaxing in a warm, comfortable mansion stocked with food. Throughout the week the people began to protest and riot against this unfair and unjust arrangement. The soldiers were the only thing stopping the citizens from breaking into every government building they could find.

The seventh week, our once Great Leader reported to us one final time about his last findings. He declared that the problems were not only because of the farmers, miners, and business men, but also because of us, the citizens. We the citizens were supposedly disrupting the order of power within our once perfect Utopia. He explained that "All Utopians are equal but some are more equal than others." We tried to argue against this by talking about the unjust actions that he had committed and how we the people were just as important. But it was to no avail as we were also arrested by the soldiers after the speech. However, there was no one left to speak out for us.

=THE END =

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