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