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Upgrade

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Parts 14
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Reads 295
Votes 40
Parts 14
Time 57m

What if you could have uncommon strength, superior intellect, and enhanced motor skills all through a small chip implanted in the back of your skull? This was 17-year-old Holland Adler's idea, called Upgrade. Her dream of making Upgrade becomes possible when she gets accepted to work for Intellectus, a multi-billion dollar tech company that makes the hottest inventions.
 
Intellectus is way better than Holland could have ever imagined, but even with all the excitement she can't ignore the nagging feeling in her gut that something isn't right about this company, and more importantly, about Upgrade.  Someone has betrayed her and made critical changes to Upgrade, completely altering the outcome...Even worse, it's about to hit the market for everyone to buy.

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