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Message no. 1
From: MDB0213@*****.TAMU.EDU
Subject: (altogether now) "We got... five years"
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 93 21:01:02 CET
> 3) What's he like? how would he react if all of a
>sudden, the simulated world that has been his only reality is "unplugged"
Actually, sounds like the story from Virtual Realities
> 4) Being a five (or whatever)-year old with the force-grown body and
>smarts of a Street Sam (or Mage) would have a profound effect on interpersonal
>relations.
This is very similar to the reasoning in Blade Runner. They didn't WANT these
"skin-jobs" to get feelings, and so they implemented a 5-year lifespan. And
this would work on a corp as well. The best assassin is one without feelings.
This is true for not only Tyrell, but Ares, Aztech, etc.

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"They called me the Reverend when I entered the church unstained"

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