The Absolute at Large
by Karel Čapek
“God is the ultimate industrial byproduct.”
When a revolutionary new engine begins turning matter into infinite energy, it inadvertently releases the Divine as a literal byproduct, flooding the world with unwanted miracles. This biting satire explores a global catastrophe where the Absolute becomes the ultimate industrial pollutant, forcing humanity to survive a surplus of the holy.
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