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Arising out of their insight that conspiracy theories are mechanisms for understanding the world by connecting the \u201cdots\u201d of various phenomena into meaningful \u201clines\u201d\u2014that is, narratives\u2014the play depicts people living within parallel worlds born out of their own distinct narratives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Set in the fictional town of Gowokumachi and interweaving stories of long-separated twins, the rise and fall of a local sports team, and conflicts surrounding a mayoral election, the play explores what constitutes happiness for people inhabiting different worlds. 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