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Strong individuals are forced to wear weights, the intelligent suffer from auditory disruptions that diminish their cognitive abilities, and the attractive hide their looks behind masks. The story follows the Buron household—George and Hazel—as they consume government-sanctioned entertainment, oblivious to their son Harrison's fate.

Six years prior, Harrison, an anomaly of strength, intelligence, and beauty, was seized by authorities due to his perceived threat to societal balance. His parents, burdened with government-imposed handicaps, cannot comprehend the significance of their lost son, and George's attempts to remember the events surrounding Harrison's arrest are painfully thwarted by the frequencies shooting into his head.