This piece is a meditation on contamination; environmental and otherwise. Set in a dystopian future and reflecting back on how things went wrong, we see the juxtaposition of children playing amongst toxic environments. The piece straddles both past, present and future - it is both nostalgic and futuristic. This is not just about a future we may or may never inhabit, it is about our own internal journeys from innocence to corruption, offering reflections on what can never be regained. This piece is constructed using references to three films, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner, and the Shining. Sound design and AI generated music by Harry HD