The interlocking space-time tunnels, like an unseen and untouchable three-dimensional super-giant web, need to draw a constant stream of energy from different stars to maintain their dispersion throughout the universe. The sun's interior is losing energy out of thin air at a rate that is expected to destroy it in thirty years. The Northern Academy of Sciences has chosen to publicize this explosive research, causing a global sensation. The end is near, fragile humanity cannot withstand the test, and unrest and war are imminent.
