In the year 2081 everybody is finally equal. And if they're not, the handicapper General equips them with devices to make sure they are. George Bergeron has to wear a heavy bag around his neck because he is too strong and has a mental disrupter earphone that blasts loud noises in his ear anytime he thinks too long. His wife, Hazel, is perfectly average, and that is why George loves her so. Unfortunately for the couple, they had a perfect son who was taken by the government immediately. Hazel remembers fondly her Harrison, but only in short bursts. Full of eccentric characters, such as George, Hazel and ballerinas weighted down with birdshot, this wild tale is full of Vonnegutisms. And everybody is equal. Or so says the Handicapper General.

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