The Web of Consciousness
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Last published Wed, Dec 9, 2020
A spider who steals dreams.
A child's memories in a box.
The Archivist toils sleeplessly in her abyssal prison, maintaining her brood--the remnants of human consciousness. For eons she has cared for the memory-stuff of billions, but what should happen if the last custodian of man might question her duties? Are mankind's memories a truly worthy endeavour?
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