Chapter 1 - "A Dream and the Definition" In Chapter 1 the reader is introduced to David Strorm, a 10 year-old boy who is a little different from society. David lives in the future, in a time after Tribulation. His society is determined to keep itself true to the Definition of Man.The Definition of Man is a written, religious decree that describes the physical form of a human being. Any creature that has even a slight deviation …showed first 75 words of 6078 total…

…showed last 75 words of 6078 total…of, with its hot sun, white beaches, flying machines and horseless carts. Most of all, he and Rosalind noticed the buzz of an entire population of telepaths. Rosalind, now feeling within her own element, cast off her emotional armour and could be her own self. As Petra flashed with excitement, her extreme power actually hurt all the people, who, by their complaint, confirmed Petra's immense importance as the newest installment in the evolution of telepaths.