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Crocodile Tears

Rhett Downing

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Since the dawn of mankind, humanity has found itself evolving with its environment. In the year 2412, humans have successfully adapted and co-evolved with technology. Across the globe, cybernetic augmentation has been governmentally, culturally, and morally sanctioned. With modern technological advancements, humans have constructed a future without the need for teeth or tongues, and their eyes are becoming better equipped to absorb artificial light. Nutrient plugs provide all the nourishing effects of physical sustenance, cybergenetic attachments speak through tablets, text, and neural connections, and a new layer covering their eyes has appeared for more efficient synthetic-light processing. The new generations of mankind are now being born without mouths and with a shimmering layer over their eyes. If children are born with neither of these modern characteristics, they are shunned and classified as deformed—either abandoned as newborns or left to grow old, forever-ostracized unless expensive augmentations are purchased. With the emergence of a new era, civilizations, cultures, and societies have changed. Along with it, new prejudices, biases, and intolerances have formed. The world has evolved, and the original race of mankind is dying.

157 pages, Hardcover

Published March 26, 2022

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Rhett Downing

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Hello there, my name is Rhett Downing. I'm a 24-year-old graduate of Texas Tech University with a bachelor's in communication studies and public relations & strategic communication management. I'm also pursuing a master's degree in mass communication from TTU for another year, planning for a PhD in the future.

I've currently self-published five novels/novellas, and have since created a pen name to pursue traditional publication.

Aside from writing, my hobbies include trading the stock and foreign exchange markets, reading, hunting, playing video games, hiking, drawing, and staying in shape.

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