Erik Smith awoke restrained to a gurney while faceless humanoids transported him to his own lab.


    They strapped him to a chair and drilled a hole in his head to insert something inside of it.


    “Oh god, this hurts!” he screeched only garbled words.


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    They flipped switches causing him to hallucinate with terrifying out-of-body sensations.


    Erik cried and convulsed.


    For a moment, all went black …


    A virtual-neural headset came off.


    Across from him sat a monkey, also connected, sharing its ‘Life Experience Simulation.’


    An activist spoke:


    “Remember this, Mr. Smith, we demand equal rights and justice for all species!”