A young girl named P 149 questions the laws of this futuristic society, called Cratern, which only looks to the future under the rule of the Zarg. Her mother, L42, tells her that she should not question Zarg law. However when her grandmother, D18, shares a book with her that has the words "Vox et praeterea nihil" written in it, P149 wonders what these words mean. When P149 discovers the meaning and power of these words, she is able to help the Cratern society free itself of Zarg law and become a free society.