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At the begining of the twenty-first century, The Umbrella Corporation had become the largest commercial entity in the United States. Nine out of every ten homes contain its products. Its plitical and financial influences felt everywhere. In public, it is the worlds leading supplier of computer technoligy, medical products, and health care. Unknown even to its own employee's, its massive profits are generated by military technoligy, genetic expirimentation, and viral weaponry.