In this science fiction narrative, a mysterious and enigmatic figure known only as the Mule rises to power, disrupting the established order of a vast galactic empire that had been predicted to endure for thousands of years. The Mule possesses unprecedented psychic abilities, allowing him to manipulate emotions and bend individuals to his will, thus enabling him to conquer worlds and challenge the Seldon Plan—a long-term mathematical framework designed to guide humanity to a second empire. As the Mule's influence grows, a small group of protagonists embarks on a quest to understand and ultimately find a way to stop this unforeseen variable, whose very existence threatens to derail the course of human destiny as foreseen by the greatest psychohistorians of their time.

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