Jake Vass, a genius physicist, discovered a new underlying force that binds the universe together.

  “Do you hear that, God? I’ve figured out what makes your universe tick!”

  A blindingly bright orb dropped out of the ceiling.

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  “Alright, Jake, you got my attention. Are you planning to hack my creation?” asked ‘the deity.’

  “Hack? Is the universe a simulation? It’s not real?”

  “Behold, Jake …”

  Jake floated in a silent, seemingly endless void, and with no sense of time. He screamed aloud, but nothing came out—he couldn’t even sense his own thoughts.

  “Was that real enough for you, Jake?”