Kings and Pawns

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By Zach Beckmann ’08

Published Jan. 21, 2016

It is 2083, and at the San Francisco headquarters Cronus Enterprises, Alex Klein decides to leave behind his position of privilege to pursue his passion for Breakers Unlimited, a sport that marries technology and physical ability. Along the way, he becomes the leader of a challenge to a totalitarian government as he realizes that a life without personal autonomy, no matter how comfortable, will never be satisfying.

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