Certainly nobody would be tempted to misuse it, for murder, for political power, or worse. This skill is quickly regulated, licensed, bonded, and controlled. The other is the discovery that a few rare individuals have brains that are receptive to being controlled by others, meaning that from time to time, those who are locked in can "ride" these people and use their bodies as if they were their own. One is a virtual-reality environment, "The Agora," in which the locked-in can interact with other humans, both locked-in and not. Nothing can restore the ability to control their own bodies to the locked in. Spurred by grief and the sheer magnitude of the suffering, America undertakes a massive scientific initiative. But in the United States, that's 1.7 million people "locked in".including the President's wife and daughter. And one percent find themselves "locked in"-fully awake and aware, but unable to move or respond to stimulus. Four percent suffer acute meningitis, creating the largest medical crisis in history.
95% of those afflicted experience nothing worse than fever and headaches. "Fifteen years from now, a new virus sweeps the globe. by John Scalzi Hardcover, 336 pages purchase When I'm reading for fun and not sitting up in my ivory tower reviewing books for NPR, I generally gravitate toward two kinds of stories.
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