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The Lifelong Signal That Started Everything
Once, at night, when Alan Simmons sat huddled at an unused bus stop, clutching his cellphone. This one was unique: a unit with some of the new features tested on the just-unveiled 5G network. He hadn’t planned to be here, but a cryptic message had appeared on his screen: “Follow the signal. You are going to have your world turned upside down.”
The need to know pulled him more than fear did. He switched on the signal tracker and his phone vibrated as the system homed in on a beacon emitting a relatively low powered but unbroken 5G signal. He followed it via empty streets, the movements and timing of the connection impressive. The signal increased as he finally came to an old warehouse with the door half open.
Interiors were adorned screens that were displaying flow of data, all of which were being powered by 5G. Sitting at the middle of the room was a woman dressed in all black attire, business suit, [a sharp woman.] Instead of saying hello or any other greeting she decided to directly tell him that ‘You’ve been chosen.’
“For what?” Alan asked, heart pounding.
