Paul Rance

If you're sick and tired of the system this book's for you. If you're a person who cares about all life and the Earth this book's for you. If you like a mix of the dark, humorous, erotic, philosophical, futuristic and a world-changing rabbit this book's for you! 'Brutus - the Rabbit That Changed the World' looks into a future that's not too far away, and one which offers hope to those who feel there is none.

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Create Your Own Reality

Brutus - the Rabbit That Changed the World - First few paragraphs of Chapter One - Anyone Can Be Pushed Too Far...

If you're sensitive, Britain is a very harsh place indeed. Finally, on a still August day in 20** timeless bonds were stripped away. It had all began with what had seemed like an insignificant incident.

A small demo against energy prices was the trigger, as just 500 demonstrators were battered by 150 police in a small English town in a classic case of overkill. Yes, those cops really started something.

Energy companies had become very close to successive British governments and deaths during a particularly bitter winter had skyrocketed. With not even a choice between heating and eating many old people just faded away on their own in an increasingly disconnected society. In a world full of technological innovation, modern humans were still, mentally, very much in the caves with their ancestors. It was 30,000 BC, pretending to be the 21st Century. The attitude seemed to be to protect your own interests at all costs, and, if people died in the process, so be it.

Politicians uttered their usual platitudes, as they had been doing for decades, but, meanwhile, energy companies kept them sweet with sizeable backhanders. Change was put back time and time again in the hope that people would eventually give up protesting. Then on one humid day in August it all changed.