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the Moon In a future ruled by Henry-Computer-an AI fused from a dead physicist's brain-humanity lives in "Harmony." Destructive emotions are surgically erased, leaving only cold logic. But logic without heart? It's a slow suicide. This is the diagnosis. Cynical enforcer Archon Johnny and hapless Trainee Alex drown in debt and boredom. Regulators force their hand: activate the illegal Raptor protocol-a full-immersion beta sim promising riches, but risking catatonia. In the Mars Protocol sim, Johnny reunites with Mary, his forbidden "Wild"-the spark in his sterile world. Love ignites. He breaks rules, slaughters debt collectors, smuggles her to Earth orbit. Henry intercepts: their emotions are the perfect test. His foe? Raptor, a rogue consciousness from a gaming rig, rallying "Wilds" for biological "sanitation." He dispatches them to the Moon as spies. There, chrome-plated Raptor deems humans "contamination," unleashing nanobots to optimize flesh. Battle erupts-not fists, but wits. Raptor slays Alex, but his mind migrates as "Noise" into Johnny's psyche. Symbiosis: logic + chaos. Johnny dismantles Raptor's creed with raw reason. Gods annihilate. Armada crumbles. Raptor blasts into void. Ultimate twist: Johnny-Moon spreads across lunar lattice, jails the Architects upgrading Raptor. He becomes Dust's Jailer, dooming himself to trap pure logic-saving Mars, humanity's noisy holdout. Epilogue: Johnny and Alex wake in their apartment. The raid? A dream. But 100,000 credits gleam. Johnny smiles: "Nothing, baby. Just... a very good dream." The terror? Just paid illusion. Heart vs. logic? Still unanswered.