No child can be understood without knowing the parents; no revolution can be understood without knowing the former order; no colony can be understood without knowing the mother country of the colonists; no new world can be understood without knowing the world that preceded it.
What follows are stories that have come down to us from the planet Capitolius. They tell of a society built on plastic, steel, and—somewhat twistedly—someting; all these components were meant to serve forever, and all of them crumbled into dust.
These tales will show you why—and how—Abner Dun set out on the path of destruction.