April Sumner attended her first job interview after graduating college.


    “Great news, April! Our company wants to offer you 20,000 credits a month.”


    “Wow! Only after a mind scan and no questions?”


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    “We want to copy and lease your consciousness.”


    “All of my thoughts? Some of them are very personal.”


    “We have a legally binding confidentiality agreement.”


    “Another version of me? That’s creepy!”


    “Right, we’re also offering an extended life insurance policy.”


    “Doesn’t everyone get life insurance?”


    “Not like this, April. Your consciousness would get duplicated into an identical-looking android body. Imagine yourself always being there for your loved ones.”