Daria Thorne is a reporter for The Topeka Star, a local newspaper in Topeka, KS. She receives a letter from Peg Kincaid, a former Severed employee, revealing confidential information about Lumon Industries. She also accuses Lumon of being involved in corporate espionage and domestic terrorism. Included with Kincaid's letter is a copy of The Macrodata Refiner’s Orientation Booklet, which Kincaid claims to have smuggled out of the Severed floor.

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