The last great undiscovered country is vast, wild, and weirder than you can possibly imagine. And it`s nearby, waiting, accessible by the press of a button, or a simple gesture, or even just a thought. The Matrix holds a whole lot more than selfies and cat videos it has artificial intelligences, electronic ghosts of people formerly alive (or perhaps still living), and deep wells of pure data that can swallow you whole. Oh, and a copy of every secret ever recorded electronically. The possible rewards of exploration are great, and the dangers are greater! Strange voices, dissonant voices, sometimes babbling nonsense, sometimes telling stories too unbelievable to be true. People are falling prey to the voices, losing their identities as someone or something else slips into their skin. Its affecting people at all levels of society; its spreading, and at the moment no one can figure out how to stop it. Boston-based NeoNET is at the center of this storm. People are scared and people are dying, which means there are large sums of money to be made. Finding work won't be the problem. Getting out of the sprawl, however, will be.
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