<s>
With	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
sentience	I-Application
named	O
Gea	O
,	O
he	O
discovers	O
that	O
a	O
potential	O
release	O
of	O
all	O
such	O
frozen	O
greenhouse	O
gasses	O
could	O
destabilise	O
the	O
environment	O
enough	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
Earth	O
untenable	O
for	O
human	O
habitation	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
repeat	O
of	O
the	O
Permian	O
extinction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pressured	O
by	O
her	O
family	O
to	O
leave	O
the	O
ship	O
,	O
Alia	O
becomes	O
a	O
candidate	O
for	O
the	B-Application
Transcendence	I-Application
,	O
a	O
collective	O
group	O
of	O
immortal	O
posthumans	O
who	O
are	O
attempting	O
to	O
evolve	O
into	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
godhood	O
,	O
in	O
effect	O
leaving	O
their	O
humanity	O
behind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
travelling	O
the	O
galaxy	O
and	O
observing	O
several	O
posthuman	O
life	O
forms	O
,	O
Alia	O
travels	O
to	O
Earth	O
to	O
meet	O
the	B-Application
Transcendence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alia	O
learns	O
the	B-Application
Transcendence	I-Application
is	O
attempting	O
to	O
redeem	O
the	O
past	O
suffering	O
of	O
all	O
humans	O
,	O
first	O
by	O
witnessing	O
every	O
single	O
one	O
as	O
Alia	O
witnessed	O
,	O
then	O
by	O
living	O
as	O
every	O
single	O
human	O
and	O
experiencing	O
everything	O
that	O
they	O
experienced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
since	O
observing	O
is	O
not	O
seen	O
as	O
sufficient	O
for	O
redemption	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Transcendence	I-Application
ultimately	O
desires	O
to	O
erase	O
all	O
suffering	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
thereby	O
ensuring	O
that	O
every	O
human	O
that	O
could	O
have	O
existed	O
does	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lastly	O
,	O
if	O
that	O
is	O
seen	O
as	O
too	O
great	O
a	O
task	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Transcendence	I-Application
is	O
prepared	O
to	O
reach	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
and	O
stop	O
humans	O
from	O
ever	O
existing	O
,	O
thereby	O
"	O
erasing	O
"	O
the	O
suffering	O
that	O
they	O
intend	O
to	O
redeem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upset	O
about	O
the	O
goals	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Transcendence	I-Application
,	O
Alia	O
makes	O
her	O
way	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
Nord	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
find	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
attacked	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
get	O
her	O
to	O
go	O
back	O
and	O
face	O
the	B-Application
Transcendence	I-Application
by	O
a	O
group	O
who	O
believes	O
the	O
Redemption	O
is	O
a	O
mistake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
returning	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Transcendence	I-Application
,	O
Alia	O
agrees	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
human	O
who	O
can	O
join	O
the	B-Application
Transcendence	I-Application
long	O
enough	O
to	O
debate	O
the	O
Redemption	O
and	O
help	O
them	O
find	O
the	O
best	O
course	O
of	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alia	O
convinces	O
Michael	O
to	O
face	O
the	B-Application
Transcendence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
an	O
initial	O
period	O
of	O
adjustment	O
Michael	O
makes	O
contact	O
with	O
the	B-Application
Transcendence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Able	O
to	O
see	O
both	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
argument	O
,	O
Michael	O
forgives	O
the	B-Application
Transcendence	I-Application
for	O
their	O
meddling	O
,	O
but	O
asks	O
that	O
they	O
stop	O
their	O
efforts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
far	O
future	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Transcendence	I-Application
collapses	O
and	O
the	O
Witnessing	O
program	O
is	O
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
