Welcome to Metravā. The year is 3433. Here are some things you need to know: Run by the governmental body, Peār, Metravā is inhabited by U-mans, a genetically modified race of humans who do not sleep, who work fifteen hours a daāy, and who are fused with their U-chip at birth. Everyone is the same, everyone blends in, and no one stands out. That is until Knijä Taū is born.