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5:08 pm by D Kai Wilson, editor in Feature, Fiction, Issue 2, Issues
Starsoma has a strange effect upon the mind. Designed to prevent the onset of mental problems during real-space flight, its heady cocktail of chemicals and electrical stimulation creates a montage of looping imagery and cacophonic aural sensation. The speculation concerning the exact nature of these waking dreams has existed for nearly as long as the Starsoma technology itself, remaining one of the most heated points of contention within the space faring community. No final conclusion has ever been reached, as memories seem to merge with dreams without rhyme or reason, and the physical manifestations confuse the issue further. Variations in temperature flow over the dreamer like sand, and the gentlest of air movements can feel like heavy… (more…)
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