Permutation City
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The good news is that you have just awakened into Eternal Life. You are going to live forever. Immortality is a reality. A medical miracle? Not exactly.The bad news is that you are a scrap of electronic code. The world you see around you, the "you that is seeing it, has been digitized, scanned, and downloaded into a virtual reality program. You are a Copy that knows it is a copy.The good news is that there is a way out. By law, every Copy has the option of terminating itself, and waking up to normal flesh-and-blood life again. The "bail-out is on the "utilities menu. You pull it down...The bad news is that it doesn't work. Someone has blocked the bail-out option. And you know who did it. You did. The other you. The real you. The one that wants to keep you here forever.
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About Permutation City
What is Permutation City about?
The good news is that you have just awakened into Eternal Life. You are going to live forever. Immortality is a reality. A medical miracle? Not exactly.The bad news is that you are a scrap of electronic code. The world you see around you, the "you that is seeing it, has been digitized, scanned, and downloaded into a virtual reality program.
Who wrote Permutation City?
Permutation City was written by Greg Egan.
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