This story is so clever, so original. It was a pleasure to read. It works on a literal level: the arc is strong, the character relatable and the scene descriptions vivid. It works on a symbolic level. The sense that we are not truly 'here' but are actually part of an alternate reality, or even subjects of an alternate entity--this is a theme that has run through literature for centuries.

The end is satisfying, the public places named after your protagonist. Yes, a protagonist and certainly a powerful antagonist. As for the prompt: One would say this character has a lot to worry about.

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