Bureaucratic, authoritarian, and violent dystopia. War is constant; global warming is destroying the planet; the government controls all power sources, which are failing; food and medication are in short supply; marriage and the nuclear family are illegal; women cannot be admitted to medical school; and minor bureaucratic rules are used to keep people in line for fear of being imprisoned.
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