“I imagine the US will become like Romania in the nineties,” Gran said. “I remember the news stories. Thousands of homeless orphans roaming the streets, pickpocketing, selling themselves, begging—anything for their next meal. Their parents didn’t make it. Or they couldn’t feed their children and were forced to abandon some to save the others. The older ones got pushed out of the nest to fend for themselves. Those that survived banded together.”
