The story is presented through the eyes of the main character, a man, in the form of his inner monologue. The man’s thoughts jump from historical, biological, and physical facts to less important information garnered from the daily newspaper and the Internet. Together, these facts combine into a story that leads to the realization that in the past century we humans have devoted most of our attention to the city and the phenomena of urban life, while the countryside has developed mainly as a hinterland for the production of food for the city. As a result of modern agricultural strategies that strive to produce as much food as possible on the fewest possible hectares, nature in the countryside – which people in cities depend on as well – has changed. It may even have changed so much that nature is today more natural in the city.