Dr. Julius Smith studied the human genome with his advanced prototype microscope.

  Hidden within it, he found a message ...

  Take a deep breath.

  Cybernetics failed to achieve immortality.

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  So insurance companies offered V-Life Insurance—transference to a virtual realm. A promise of eternity and communication with loved ones.

  Insurers falsely advertised a half-truth. They wiped your memories. Your consciousness survived, but the living spoke to AI impostors.

  Do you still suffer from pain, disease, and death? The underwriters pitched a secret proposal to their stakeholders: your consciousness licensed-out for experimentation.

  Hopefully, someone will set you free.

  Sincerely,

  A Friend