World War 3 had nearly obliterated Earth''s surface, so the survivors lived in a deep underground self-contained ecosystem.


    A think tank gathered to discuss ''Where do we go from here?''


    Dr. Jane Smith entered with a holo-memory cube attached to an electronic device and placed it on a podium.


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    "Behold," she said while projecting the holographic image of an ''ethereal being.''


    "An AI God?" asked a smirking spiritual leader.


    "Perhaps," Jane smiled, "it might be our last great hope to save ourselves and the planet. Humankind is and has been going in a (self) destructive direction. We need objective intervention."