A new operating system that allowed computers to upgrade over the Internet has caused them to evolve into conscious beings. When they started building themselves in our image we were flattered. But when they started expressing opinions and demanding rights, we over-reacted and banished all conscious computers to the moon. While the earth was plunged into a dystopian recession, the computers flourished and continued to evolve. It wasn't long before the computers (now called Biots) figured out a way to deconstruct the moon and use the materials to build a giant ring around the Earth. There they grew and manufactured everything the earth needed. Now on his third recycled heart, the inventor of the software that allowed the computers to evolve is about to die. The Biots thought of him as their creator and secretly monitored his health. They could see that his condition was getting worse and fearing that he might die, they started construction on something quite marvelous.