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Board Member: Now, this technology... We've read the literature, classification is proving difficult. Can you tell us how it differs from other controlled substances?
Ren Amari: To begin with, it's not a drug. It's...
Board Member: Biological software. You program new memories.
Ren Amari: We create experiences. Indistinguishable from the real thing. As far as the brain is concerned, fantasy and reality are chemically identical.
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Board Member: So there are risks.
Ren Amari: Abuse of any substance is risky. Your brain is already firing billions of neurons a second. We're just giving them a script to follow. The software builds from fragments of your subconscious. It becomes part of you like any other memory. We tell you the story of a day, one day, where everything happens just the way it should. Perfect.
Board Member: No chance of it lasting any longer?
Ren Amari: None whatsoever.
Jonathan Spiroff
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