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HISTORICAL-CULTURAL Datalink Entry:
CHILDREN'S GAMES
By the mid 2070s the children's game of
"Ants and ENCs" had spread worldwide.
Folklorists and social cartographers
delineate its origins in versions of
"Cowboys and Indians" and "Cops and
Robbers." ENCs were, of course, the
forces of good and stability, while the
Ants were forces of disruption and
chaos. The game was carefully designed
to reinforce the then-current program of
Anti-Ant sentiment as part of the plan
to prevent the spread of proscribed
psychic technology.
The game involved singing the song "The
Ants Are Coming," while scuffling in a
daisy-chained circle around a symbolic
Pole. Later iterations included
simulated Antarctic Expeditionary Force
landings and clearing of Ant warrens.