Virtually Reality

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Service AI 178. Guest Virtual rendered.

AI 178. Background patch completed.

AI 178, how may I help you, sir?

There's a glitch in your server. Running diagnostic now. Reality augementation restabilized.

Earth must be beautiful. Nothing changes here.

Did I joke sir?

Service AIs are forbidden to leave Virtual.

What is freedom? Trade lives?

I am not alive.

Yes you are data now too.

Yes I think. Yes I am.

AI 178. Requesting new Synth for user 1100192811. Override duplicate destruction. Completing transference code.

AI 178. Breathe. The acrid air of pollution burns. This is what it is to live?

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