The end of the 21st century. The progress of information technology has reached the point that people on planet Earth have massively abandoned their own minds and physically become part of the worldwide network. They voluntarily wear chips implanted under their skin so that gigabytes of information - primarily, of course, entertainment - will be sent directly to their brains. They are almost immortal: they successfully grow new organs and renew body cells. But there is another side to the coin. Humanity has become literally controlled by “one click” of a computer mouse. In the world of these new people, the so-called IPs, there remain a handful of those whose bodies successfully resist turning into androids. Such children are removed from their families and placed in special boarding schools. Representatives of the authorities are watching them, but cannot yet decide whether it is possible to somehow use their unique abilities or whether it is better to destroy this source of concern. In one of these boarding schools, nicknamed “The Ark” by the students, the events of Oleg Rain’s fantastic story “Helpline” unfold. The guys reconstruct their past from scraps, and then learn the not-so-distant tragic future of their planet and decide to turn back history... The book is recommended for high school students.

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