Throughout history there has always been 'The Quest' for the secret. Well, which particular secret do you wish to know? The secret of certainty, the secret of wealth, power, immortality. Thousands of years ago, magicians would sacrifice a cow, and claim to read the secret in a study of the entrails. We call that superstition. Today, when we wish to ascertain the secret, we send out people with clipboards who ask foolish questions. We call that research. Our story takes place at a time in the future...