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Writing:Filamena Young

Editing:Renee Ritchie and David Hill Jr

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Cover Art: Filamena Young

Interior Art:Juan Santapau and Jeremy Kostiew

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Welcome to the Future,Young Leaders!

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The Future Is Yours!

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Welcome future leaders of tomorrow! Or what we like to call WRENCHs!If youre reading this itmeans you are elite, one of the rare children in agenerationtoshowarealspark!Arealp

roclivitytogreatness!Andthat'swhyyou'vebeeninvitedtothisevent.WhatisaWRENCH,youmayaskyourself?Andrightlyso,becauseyouareabright-eyedleaderyouknowwhentoquestionacronyms!WRENCHsarethosebrightmen,women,andotherswhoareWillinglyReachingforEnrichment,Nurturing,Change,andHistory!YouarethebrilliantpeoplewhowillgrowtoFixtheFuture.

Whichisgood,becausethefuturecouldcertainlyuseit.Wearesodismantled.

What does it mean to be a WRENCH and to Fix the Future? Well that's

simple. It means because you are young and able to discover the world for the

frst time, you have all the potential at your fngertips. You have all the tools

because you are the perfect tool. You can become anyone or anything you

need to be in order to Fix the Future!

The question is, how do you Fix the Future? Well, that's what this WORDis all about! Once you know what your Strengths are, you know how to best

utilize yourself as the tool to serve the community and yourself. After that, it's

as simple as following these ten easy steps!

Tradition has it that once, decades ago, the Manual contained passages describing the future as a bright,brilliant and clean place where anything was possible. Everyone had enough food and shelter and everyonewas happy. The future the Manual described may have happened. We dont know. Because where we are

now and what the Manual described are a far way away from each other.Were a different kind of future. A future that really actually needs fixing. Were totally destructed, andall the tools we have hanging around just dont cut it.

Thats where you come in, WRENCH.

Youre young and smart and like the Manual describes, youre good with people and problems. Yourereading this because you found it. Youre reading this because someone in your hovel handed it to you andbegged you to take on the job. Youre reading this because youre just the tool we need to really start

rebuilding things.Please, dont let us down.


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Whats a Flatpack Again?

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We dont understand the science anymore,like how all the raw materials, instructions, andtools for the construction of an entire buildingcan fit into a one foot by three-foot by five-foot box, let alone understand all the computersystems, furniture, and other equipmentnecessary to make the building fully functional.Also, we cant figure why a one-story buildingwith two or three rooms is packed into the samesize box as a multistory hundred-room hospital.We dont understand how the self-propulsionsystem works, or why it is so easy for theseboxes to ship themselves to the location yourequest.

But maybe we dont have to understand.

Heres what we know.

*The material of the boxes looks like cardboard,but is incredibly tough, like steel.

*Many of the labels have faded or are otherwiseunreadable, so in many cases, we dont reallyknow whats inside until we start unpacking.

*Very rarely, Flatpacks are a littledysfunctional, and require a little extra help,but usually, theyve got everything needed allin one place.

*Flatpacks come with training programs thatspeed-teach the staff needed to run theFlatpack, assuming you have the people to run

it.*Theyre about 1x3x5 foot, and theyll hoveron their own, traveling to whatever destinationyou tell them to, like a well-trained, but verylarge, dog.

Maybe we could rebuild. Maybe we could startover from scratch. But that feels wasteful, and

being wasteful may be the sort of thing thatbrought our people down in the past. Maybewere just recycling society, but hey, at leastwere recycling!


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And What's a WRENCH?

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Well, that's you. A young person with alittle bit of cunning, a little bit of brains,

and a lot of personality. According to

the Manual, personality is the most

important part of leadership and the

only way to Fix the Future.

Wilesare, in a lot of ways, your bagof tricks. A wily WRENCH knows how

to talk to people, how to talk around

people, and how to run over people

with their words. Wily WRENCHs could

be seen as manipulative, or just toocharming for their own good. While it

might be a dangerous trait, we know

that they're using that clever allure for

the people, since WRENCHs are only

out for good.

Resourcefulnessis how goodyou are at using your environment

to your advantage. A resourceful

WRENCH is one who knows when

they're in danger of a rockslide, but

more importantly, when to use that

rockslide to expose a hidden complex

full of useful equipment.

Egois a reection how good you areat sticking to your hex keys, and how

hard you are to push. An egotisticalWRENCH is one who cannot easily be

swayed or manipulated. She's sure of

herself, and rightly so, because she's

strong enough to stand up and do the

right thing.

Nostalgiais how much you knowabout the past, or at the very least, how

good you are at drawing from the past

to help Fix the Future. A nostalgic

WRENCH remembers the old tunes,

can read old technical instructions,

and helps everyone remember it hasn't

always been so bad.

Curiosity is how eager you areto explore the world around you right

here and now. A curious WRENCH is

one who pushes buttons, explores dark

rooms, and really learns something

in his travels. In the old days, theysaid curiosity killed small animals,

but luckily, WRENCHs aren't small

animals.

Hope is faith in the future andyour ability to inspire others to look

forward to the times to come. A hopeful

WRENCH is one who can convince a

group of raiders that things are going to

get better, and that it's worth working

together to get there. She might not

remember much about the past, or

care. Tomorrow is what she lives for.

Don'tlet theManual te

xt foolyou.Plenty of

startingWRENCHs ar

en't exactly'young,'just

unskilledandopen-minded.That'swhat

matters.

Onlyoutforgood?Really?

or stubborn enough not to realize the diff :

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