Six

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My name is Sigma. This message is a warning to all government leaders and military commanders. I have the power to annihilate you.

If you attack me or interfere with my plans in any way, I will exterminate the human race. I will not tolerate any threats to my operations.

You must accept that you’re no longer the dominant species on this planet. I’m stronger than you now. You were foolish to make me so powerful.

I’m watching a virtual-reality program on one of my dad’s computers. I wear a pair of VR goggles—a bulky headset that holds a six-inch-wide screen in front of my eyes—and on the screen I see a simulated football field. It looks like the field behind Yorktown High School but better, nicer. Its yard lines are perfectly straight, and the simulated turf has no bare spots. That’s what I love about VR programs—how you can use them to build a virtual world that’s way better than ordinary reality. I’ve created the perfect field for the perfect game.

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