City of Exotic Beasts.

Summary

The narrative explores the concept of wave-particle duality using the metaphor of an apple, illustrating how it can exist in a state of both good and bad. Gao Yang explains that before observation, light exists in a superposition of states, similar to the apple's condition. The "Greedy Snake" symbolizes an external force that transforms the good apple into a bad one, representing the loss of humanity. The mist signifies the absence of humankind, emphasizing that the world has not disappeared but shifted to a state devoid of human existence. Ultimately, the fate of humankind is not death but the absence of ever having existed, leading to a profound sense of despair.

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