Ungayifingqa yini incwadi ethi Ukubhujiswa?
I-Annihilation iyincwadi yesayensi eqanjiwe eyenzeka eningizimu ye-US ngaphakathi kwendawo eyimfihlakalo i-Area X. Iqembu lihlangene ukuhlola indawo ye-Area X, eholwa ngumlingiswa owaziwa kuphela njengochwepheshe wezengqondo. Umlingiswa oyinhloko waziwa ngokuthi isazi sezinto eziphilayo. Le mikhankaso iqondiswa inhlangano kahulumeni engaqondakali eyaziwa ngokuthi i-Southern Reach.  Lo mkhankaso ugxile ezindaweni ezimbili eziphawulekayo ngaphakathi kwe-Area X, i-topological anomaly, izazi zezinto eziphilayo eziyibiza ngokuthi umbhoshongo kodwa empeleni iyithuna, nesibani. Leli qembu lihlangana nento ethile engaphakathi kwe-topological anomaly "ebhala" amagama aphilayo angenangqondo odongeni lwe-anomaly ku-fungus.  Ekuqaleni kohambo, isazi sesayensi yezinto eziphilayo singcoliswe yisikhunta samagama ekuphazamisekeni, okunika amandla okuzivikela ekucwasweni, okusetshenziswa isazi sokusebenza kwengqondo ukulawula amanye amalungu ohambo. Lesi siqephu silandela isazi sesayensi yezinto eziphilayo esiphishekela isazi sokusebenza kwengqondo sifuna izimpendulo, siholele empikiswaneni esendlini yesibani. Isazi sokusebenza kwengqondo sigxuma sisuka esikhungweni sokukhanyisa, cishe siphoqelelwa ukuba senze kanjalo yisintu esiphethe i-Area X, kodwa siphile isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukuba sibhekane nesazi sezinto eziphilayo. Phakathi nesiphetho salowo mhlangano, isazi sokusebenza kwengqondo simemeza kaningi sithi "Ukuqothulwa!" futhi kwembulwa ukuthi leli yigama elishukumisa ingqondo elenzelwe ukubangela ukuzibulala kwamanye amalungu ohambo.  Ngemva kokuba isazi sokusebenza kwengqondo sife ngenxa yokulimala kwaso phansi kwesibani somkhumbi, isazi sezinto eziphilayo siqala uhambo oluya enyakatho esiqhingini okungenzeka sihlobene nokunyamalala komyeni waso, owayeyilungu lohambo lwangaphambilini.