OUR RIGHTS

Elaine Salmon, Middleman Third Class, risks her future if she fails to shepherd graduating pre-citizens into citizenship in Economica. On her first assignment, she is forced to confront a surprising challenge.

A green and crimson flag fluttered against the clouds. Elaine Salmon, Middleman Third Class, pulled her handbag close and hustled across the tarmac. Her coworkers lugged plastic boxes with flag logos up the stairs of a bland academic building.