THEY BEGAN TO TALK. Dave wanted to know what the world was like, who was in power, how people lived. Prussis told him about what was generally considered the greatest achievement of the twenty-third century: the SEEERS, a group of top scientists, engineers, economists and ethicists who guided world affairs; she told him about the abolition of countries and the free availability of energy, education and health care to every human being. She explained how people lived in small communities in natural surroundings; how crime was unusual and how there was no longer any real distinction between rich and poor.
Dave's curiosity was huge and she was unable to answer many of his questions. She had no idea what had happened to many of the landmarks of his time, or the international corporations, or
