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In an entrenched societal hierarchy where the intelligent and affluent hesitated to reproduce due to the weight of decision-making, the less discerning members proliferated unabatedly. This burgeoning population of intellectually challenged individuals ensured that future generations would inherit a dimmer world. By 2005, Joe was blissfully oblivious to this trend, enjoying what he deemed a simple, easygoing life as a military librarian. However, his fate takes a dramatic turn when he is abruptly plucked from his indifferent existence to participate in a clandestine government experiment.