They existed only to serve the state. They were conceived in controlled Palaces of Mating. They died in the Home of the Useless. From cradle to grave, they were one-the great WE . . . In all that was left of humanity, there was only one man who dared to think, seek, and love. He, Equality 7-2521, placed his life in jeopardy. For his knowledge was regarded as a treacherous blasphemy. He had rediscovered the lost and holy word- I 'I worship individuals for their highest possibilities as individuals, and I loathe humanity, for its failure to live up to their possibilities.' Ayn Rand