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Perfection

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       I stared up at the light as it illuminated my face in a white glow. The wand came down on my skin and began to buff my face into a smooth surface. This was just the finishing touch. I was so excited to see my status move into desirable. I had spent years dealing with all of the physical imperfections that I had. I used to stare in the mirror and examine every wrinkle, every inch of extra fat, every hair out of place. I knew that I would never find love if I didn't take action.      A few years ago the government partnered with a few private firms in the "Make America More Beautiful" campaign. In exchange for giving our voting rights to the private firms, we could have any cosmetic procedures done that we wanted. They wouldn't pay for education or anything like that. This was strictly so that we could all be more physically attractive. It would make it so much easier to connect with others if our physical imperfections didn't get in the way. Our ...
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Building a Better Being

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       She was a little nervous. They had spent the last several years researching for tomorrow's event. Her field was the study of human energy fields. This had been studied for centuries in Eastern culture. Recent studies in Quantum physics demonstrated evidence that the atoms that we are all made of are in a constant state of flux in an attempt to stabilize. That flux creates released energy. Dr. Kasper had spent her life trying to prove that the energy released by the atoms within us created fields of energy around us that we can interact with and when we do, it changes us on a subatomic level.         Eastman was in the lab. He had been named after Kodak because the lab he was built in was once a Kodak facility back in the 1960s. Eastman was the type of AI that could convince people that AI beings were an important part of the future. He was attractive and funny. He had been in production for five years. In that time, he had decided to b...
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Robots

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       Denise walked in the door her laptop bag slung over her arm. Her mom had lived with her since her mom had become disabled. She and her mom were having their usual evening discussion. She told her mom about work and then mentioned an interest in trying skiing this season. The next morning Denise's mom started seeing ads on her phone for ski packages. How odd, she surmised that Big Brother was indeed watching them.      This is not the first time that they had discussed something and it had shown up in their feeds. Typically they would mention an idea for decorating and suddenly they would see ads on their phones for home decor items. It had become a joke between them. They tried to say the most obscure things, but the phones always produced results. This was the modern age and the use of technology required sacrificing privacy.       In the lab, Carl was finishing up the last few details on his creation. She was beautiful. He ...
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Waiting on the World to Change

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       Orange flames encased the interior compound. Two men were trying to get as far away from the fire as possible. An oxygen rich biodome was always a bad idea. It seemed that the only survivors were Captain Daniels and Lieutenant Leeds.       This outpost had been created by shipping the trash from Earth creating a livable planet from the garbage. It was a lucrative enterprise for those on Earth and an unpleasant tour of duty for all those stationed at the outpost.      “Did you remember to run the compression program before we blew?” asked Captain Daniels.       “I was a little busy worrying about my imminent death” the  Lieutenant replied.       Captain Daniels sniffed “Well if things aren’t done correctly we end up with disasters like this one.”      The Lieutenant averted his gaze, focusing on the glow of the outpost, “Well, frankly I am against compression.”  ...
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