That made me think of Greg Egan&#x27;s <i>Quarantine</i>:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Quarantine_%28Greg_Egan_novel%29" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Quarantine_%28Greg_Egan_novel%...</a>