[ WP ] You , a religious believer , describe life under The Supreme Government , which has just banned all religion .

It is your mother who tells you these things, and in the morning you glance over your shoulder to look out for demons and the Secret Police ( are n't them the same? you asked your mother once, but she had gone mute ). She tells you the stories at night, and in the morning she makes you forget them. `` They will not forgive you for believing in something other than them,'' she explains, and you, the frightened, understanding child nods and holds her tight. 
 
 At school you repeat what your teachers tell you to know. `` 2+2 = 5,'' you say when the teacher asks, and they beam at you, the smart, obedient child of the new generation. 
 
 At home, you listen to your mother's stories and pray to a God you do not know if you believe in. `` Please save us,'' you mutter into your intertwined hands. 
 
 
 

