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In 2200, the planet Earth was deserted because of the excessive pollution that forced the populations all over
the world to live with gas masks if they wanted to
remain alive. Moreover, the birth rate having strongly
increased, the resources available on Earth have
become too insufficient for a total of 12 billion humans
in 2090. In 2240, after 40 years of traveling through the
galaxies in search of a habitable planet, the generation X
5.3 was finally able to prosper on planet B 614, named
"Zodiac". After thinking for many years about how the
government should run the people on this new planet to
avoid the same kind of disasters as on Earth, the
leaders of all nationalities have finally decided on the
rules of life on the new planet: everyone will be placed
in categories classified from the best to the most
forbidden according to their zodiac signs. Indeed, as the
latter best define the personalities of people, it was
deemed easier by the leaders to be able to control the
populations and especially the actions they will do
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based on their signs. The ranking was decided as follows: the best signs, the elite, with all the privileges and the
ability to work with the government, would be Sagittarius,
Leo, Virgo, and Cancer. Signs like Pisces, Libra, Aquarius,
and Capricorn would be considered normal, without
specific advantages but without prohibitions either. And
finally, the signs that are discriminated against or even
completely forbidden: Taurus, Gemini, and Scorpio.
Woe betide you if you are one of these signs because if
you are lucky, you will only end up on the street or in
jail, but if you are a Scorpio, it’s death from birth without
hesitation. I have lived in this world since I was born.
Fortunately for my family and I, we are all part of the
authorized signs and I even have the chance to be part
of the government, as a Leo… However, I have known
someone whose life was not so normal and on the
contrary, it was very complicated and brief. His name
was Gabriel, he was a Sagittarius and worked with me
but had a higher job than me, as he was the best sign in
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based on their signs. The ranking was decided as follows: the best signs, the elite, with all the privileges and the
ability to work with the government, would be Sagittarius,
Leo, Virgo, and Cancer. Signs like Pisces, Libra, Aquarius,
and Capricorn would be considered normal, without
specific advantages but without prohibitions either. And
finally, the signs that are discriminated against or even
completely forbidden: Taurus, Gemini, and Scorpio.
Woe betide you if you are one of these signs because if
you are lucky, you will only end up on the street or in
jail, but if you are a Scorpio, it’s death from birth without
hesitation. I have lived in this world since I was born.
Fortunately for my family and I, we are all part of the
authorized signs and I even have the chance to be part
of the government, as a Leo… However, I have known
someone whose life was not so normal and on the
contrary, it was very complicated and brief. His name
was Gabriel, he was a Sagittarius and worked with me
but had a higher job than me, as he was the best sign in
in the company. He always led the life of an honest man
and was privileged of all the advantages that the state
could offer to a person of his status. Well, that’s what I
was thinking, until the day I received an email from my
boss in which he explained to me that Gabriel was an
impostor and a liar and that he had been incarcerated in
the national prison since the previous morning. As I
write in this journal, Gabriel has been dead for a few
months and as he was a very close person, I am still
struggling to grieve. So I decided to write Gabriel's story
as a tribute, but also as a way to show society that this
situation cannot continue. It all started when Ophelia,
Gabriel's mother who is helping me write this story
today, found out that she was pregnant with a baby boy
in January. After several appointments with doctors, she
was more than happy to learn that her son would be a
Sagittarius, the best sign in society. Everything went well,
she told everyone that her future son would work with
the leaders of this planet. However, everything changed
and was privileged of all the advantages that the state
could offer to a person of his status. Well, that’s what I
was thinking, until the day I received an email from my
boss in which he explained to me that Gabriel was an
impostor and a liar and that he had been incarcerated in
the national prison since the previous morning. As I
write in this journal, Gabriel has been dead for a few
months and as he was a very close person, I am still
struggling to grieve. So I decided to write Gabriel's story
as a tribute, but also as a way to show society that this
situation cannot continue. It all started when Ophelia,
Gabriel's mother who is helping me write this story
today, found out that she was pregnant with a baby boy
in January. After several appointments with doctors, she
was more than happy to learn that her son would be a
Sagittarius, the best sign in society. Everything went well,
she told everyone that her future son would work with
the leaders of this planet. However, everything changed
for her on October 27, a month before the term of her
pregnancy, when her water broke and she had the first
contractions. She didn't understand why her baby was
early when since the beginning of her pregnancy all the
new technologies allowed the doctor to define the exact
date of her delivery as if it was a curse that this baby
arrived a month early. He would not be a Sagittarius, but
a Scorpio, the sign condemned to death from birth.
Terrified of the fate of her son, Ophelia decided to give
birth "clandestinely" with the help of her best friend who
was a nurse and who promised to take her secret to her
grave. So little Gabriel was born, healthy and well, but
with a terrible burden to carry that he could not tell
anyone about. As everyone knew that Ophelia was due
at the end of November, she had to stay at home for a
month, claiming that she was feeling very weak and that
the last month of pregnancy was very painful for her.
Her best friend brought her food while she raised little
Gabriel alone.
pregnancy, when her water broke and she had the first
contractions. She didn't understand why her baby was
early when since the beginning of her pregnancy all the
new technologies allowed the doctor to define the exact
date of her delivery as if it was a curse that this baby
arrived a month early. He would not be a Sagittarius, but
a Scorpio, the sign condemned to death from birth.
Terrified of the fate of her son, Ophelia decided to give
birth "clandestinely" with the help of her best friend who
was a nurse and who promised to take her secret to her
grave. So little Gabriel was born, healthy and well, but
with a terrible burden to carry that he could not tell
anyone about. As everyone knew that Ophelia was due
at the end of November, she had to stay at home for a
month, claiming that she was feeling very weak and that
the last month of pregnancy was very painful for her.
Her best friend brought her food while she raised little
Gabriel alone.
for her on October 27, a month before the term of her
pregnancy, when her water broke and she had the first
contractions. She didn't understand why her baby was
early when since the beginning of her pregnancy all the
new technologies allowed the doctor to define the exact
date of her delivery as if it was a curse that this baby
arrived a month early. He would not be a Sagittarius, but
a Scorpio, the sign condemned to death from birth.
Terrified of the fate of her son, Ophelia decided to give
birth "clandestinely" with the help of her best friend who
was a nurse and who promised to take her secret to her
grave. So little Gabriel was born, healthy and well, but
with a terrible burden to carry that he could not tell
anyone about. As everyone knew that Ophelia was due
at the end of November, she had to stay at home for a
month, claiming that she was feeling very weak and that
the last month of pregnancy was very painful for her.
Her best friend brought her food while she raised little
Gabriel alone.
pregnancy, when her water broke and she had the first
contractions. She didn't understand why her baby was
early when since the beginning of her pregnancy all the
new technologies allowed the doctor to define the exact
date of her delivery as if it was a curse that this baby
arrived a month early. He would not be a Sagittarius, but
a Scorpio, the sign condemned to death from birth.
Terrified of the fate of her son, Ophelia decided to give
birth "clandestinely" with the help of her best friend who
was a nurse and who promised to take her secret to her
grave. So little Gabriel was born, healthy and well, but
with a terrible burden to carry that he could not tell
anyone about. As everyone knew that Ophelia was due
at the end of November, she had to stay at home for a
month, claiming that she was feeling very weak and that
the last month of pregnancy was very painful for her.
Her best friend brought her food while she raised little
Gabriel alone.
Years later, when Gabriel was 16 years old, no one knew
about the secret that he and his mother had been
keeping for a long time. She told him about it when he
was 8 years old, explaining to him that he was not
actually a Sagittarius but a Scorpio and that it was
important that he does not tell anyone because the
government had eyes and ears everywhere, and that at
the slightest hint of his possible lie, the police patrols
could come to his house and take him away to who
knows where. At the age of 25, I met Gabriel who had
just been hired at the Ministry of Astrology thanks to his
sign of course but also to his ability to meet the
expectations of the leaders who demanded total control
of the population by the employees of the ministry.
They have to hear everything, monitor the cameras, and
direct the arrests and trials of the forbidden signs. We
were both very good friends from the beginning,
especially because of the compatibility of our two signs,
but also because we worked a lot together and I
about the secret that he and his mother had been
keeping for a long time. She told him about it when he
was 8 years old, explaining to him that he was not
actually a Sagittarius but a Scorpio and that it was
important that he does not tell anyone because the
government had eyes and ears everywhere, and that at
the slightest hint of his possible lie, the police patrols
could come to his house and take him away to who
knows where. At the age of 25, I met Gabriel who had
just been hired at the Ministry of Astrology thanks to his
sign of course but also to his ability to meet the
expectations of the leaders who demanded total control
of the population by the employees of the ministry.
They have to hear everything, monitor the cameras, and
direct the arrests and trials of the forbidden signs. We
were both very good friends from the beginning,
especially because of the compatibility of our two signs,
but also because we worked a lot together and I
considered him as my brother. Nobody ever had the
idea that Gabriel could be an impostor, it was
inconceivable the whole population trusted him, he was
a sagittarius. And no one ever thought that he was one
of the “non valid signs''. One day a revolutionary device
launched : a sort of thermometer that permits you to
recognize your zodiac sign and go through your id
information. Everyone thought that it was a really good
idea to launch this product and that it would help filter
the impostors between the society and that the Zodiac
signs police would save a lot of time from checking
people’s IDs every time, one by one. So obviously the
government decided to finance this promising project. 1
month later this thermometer” was available
everywhere, and had a lot of success, 10 impostors were
unmasked the first day the product was released,
indeed 5 geminis, 3 tauruses and 2 scorpio’s were
found. Since this project had a lot of success Gabriel was
extremely worried, despite everything he has done
idea that Gabriel could be an impostor, it was
inconceivable the whole population trusted him, he was
a sagittarius. And no one ever thought that he was one
of the “non valid signs''. One day a revolutionary device
launched : a sort of thermometer that permits you to
recognize your zodiac sign and go through your id
information. Everyone thought that it was a really good
idea to launch this product and that it would help filter
the impostors between the society and that the Zodiac
signs police would save a lot of time from checking
people’s IDs every time, one by one. So obviously the
government decided to finance this promising project. 1
month later this thermometer” was available
everywhere, and had a lot of success, 10 impostors were
unmasked the first day the product was released,
indeed 5 geminis, 3 tauruses and 2 scorpio’s were
found. Since this project had a lot of success Gabriel was
extremely worried, despite everything he has done
to prevent the launch of this product failed ! He could be
unmasked at any time, and his very promising career
could’ve been ruined in less than one minute… of course
that’s what happened, 2 months later, all the civil
servants that worked for the government had an
important meeting, since Gabriel was running an
important post in the ministry of astrology and was
really appreciated he obviously was invited to the
meeting. Since the thermometer that permits to
recognize your zodiac sign was really helpful, the state
decided to instal these thermometers in the entrance of
all the importants buildings, like the parliaments and
ministries. Gabriel was not aware of this new decision
that was taken yesterday night, so he walked through
the big door that gives access to the astrology ministry
like everyday to go to his meeting..; suddenly a
deafening sound of an alarm started to ring. The zodiac
police ran off to catch the person who had just entered
and started to hit him without even seeing who he was
unmasked at any time, and his very promising career
could’ve been ruined in less than one minute… of course
that’s what happened, 2 months later, all the civil
servants that worked for the government had an
important meeting, since Gabriel was running an
important post in the ministry of astrology and was
really appreciated he obviously was invited to the
meeting. Since the thermometer that permits to
recognize your zodiac sign was really helpful, the state
decided to instal these thermometers in the entrance of
all the importants buildings, like the parliaments and
ministries. Gabriel was not aware of this new decision
that was taken yesterday night, so he walked through
the big door that gives access to the astrology ministry
like everyday to go to his meeting..; suddenly a
deafening sound of an alarm started to ring. The zodiac
police ran off to catch the person who had just entered
and started to hit him without even seeing who he was
…when they saw that the person was gabriel everyone
was in shock, they thought it was a mistake and that the
alarm no longer worked well, so they tried to verify with
other thermometers.. all of them started to ring. Gabriel
had been hit so badly that he couldn't even stand up or
defend himself or escape from the police. They
immediately took him to a prison cell, until we verified
that he was really an impostor and not a Sagittarius like
he pretended to be. After two days of constant
verification and tests it turned out that he was indeed a
scorpion, the most hated sign in the society. Everyone
was in shock, Gabriel the honest, perfect, talented and
perfectionist man was an impostor, a scorpio and had
succeeded in working for the minister of astrology and
the government for years and was able to fool everyone.
The population was revolted and divided in two camps,
many of them wanted him to be burned alive in front of
everyone in order to set an example for other
impostors, and others citizens wanted to let him
was in shock, they thought it was a mistake and that the
alarm no longer worked well, so they tried to verify with
other thermometers.. all of them started to ring. Gabriel
had been hit so badly that he couldn't even stand up or
defend himself or escape from the police. They
immediately took him to a prison cell, until we verified
that he was really an impostor and not a Sagittarius like
he pretended to be. After two days of constant
verification and tests it turned out that he was indeed a
scorpion, the most hated sign in the society. Everyone
was in shock, Gabriel the honest, perfect, talented and
perfectionist man was an impostor, a scorpio and had
succeeded in working for the minister of astrology and
the government for years and was able to fool everyone.
The population was revolted and divided in two camps,
many of them wanted him to be burned alive in front of
everyone in order to set an example for other
impostors, and others citizens wanted to let him