From the final part of this story, set in 2020: "We have learned that there is time missing from our world. Almost a year of extremely recent history. And ther

From the final part of this story, set in 2020: "We have learned that there is time missing from our world. Almost a year of extremely recent history. And there are spaces, significant spaces, in every population center, which cannot be perceived or entered. The cities are rerouting around them, like mountains or radiation zones. And along with that time and that space, we have learned that there are enough people missing, without any explanation whatsoever, that if I spent the rest of my considerably augmented lifespan counting them, I could not count to that number." He says, his voice rising, "These things happen. And we say to ourselves, 'Never again.' And a hundred years pass. And they happen. Again." Yeah, feels about right. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#Public_health_management https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#Public_health_mana...