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Initiate String Search where $s1='bradley' and $s2="*.*"

**ShiXinFeng** · 10/03/2007 20:33:06

Initiate String Search where $s1='MOmega' and $s2="*.*"

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Access Notes.Bradley

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Bradley - 92299 - I found the answer to new life. It's not ever-lasting life, but it's close
enough, especially if it's renewable. Dreams. Ever since the one that only refers to himself
as Medical Officer revealed the knowledge in my dreams. Dreams within dreams. I confess, I
know next to nothing about computers, but somehow, all this talk about being in a simulated
reality makes sense to me. Well, of course I would accept it - I am not just a dim bulb prepped to
slice open every immoral subject someone puts on my table.

It's not about this dream world. It's about the fact that we live in it. Everything is
possible in a dream, including renewing youth. I just wish the others could understand, but
the Medical Officer says I can't tell them yet. Fulcraux is one of the smarter ones, he knows
something is up. I just passed off his questions by saying I was having a mid-life crisis.
That probably won't shake him off, but it will give him doubts. I can't stop the questioning,
but, what are they going to do about it, anyway?

Bradley - 92399 - Watching the nightmare work is amazing. It will enter the subject's dreams
as they lie dormant in their beds, and proceed to turn their dreams into things of
unimaginable horrors. These dreams become so real that the subjects physically react to them
as if they were. Wooden blocks materializing out of nowhere, ingenious. The mind is a powerful
thing. I must harness this power, and this nightmare. To do so, though, I will need stronger
minds. Minds that are also aware of the dream simulation. As I sat reading the newspaper this
morning, one of those redpill shootings jumped out at me. Suddenly, it all clicked together.
Morpheus especially, with his unusually specific name. I must capture one of these redpills
and use the nightmare on them.

Bradley - 92599 - I don't have much time. The nightmare is on its way to kill me. I don't know
what I did to upset the Medical Officer, but I've overstepped my guidelines. There's still a
way. Redpills can shoot each other all day long and not die. Why? They must exist outside of
the dreamworld. Perhaps if I focus hard enough, I can join their kind as the nightmare works
its insidious magic on me. I must be quick. If it doesn't work, I need someone to pass my work
on to. Fulcraux is the obvious choice. How do I inform him of my peril? I will think on it.
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Access Notes.Fulcraux

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Fulcraux - 91499 - Bradley's been acting funny for a while. He's been researching a lot of
dream analysis books. He's never shown interest in that subject before - always focusing on
exploring the human mind with his knife, not with the mind itself. He's also been sporting
some fancy new items, like a new car, or desk. He claims he's simply finding ways to cope with
a mid-life crisis.

His 68th birthday was three weeks ago.

Fulcraux - 92699 - Bradley's dead. I found a bunch of his notes stashed away in his usual
hiding spot. The fool got in over his head. Apparently he's been manipulated by a strong
program intent on researching the characteristics of humans' dreams. This.. Medical Officer
approached me the same night of his death. Apparently I was his second choice. At this point,
I can't very well report to the Frenchman - that would tip MO off. But I was given access to
the notes storage mainframe he keeps, and after looking through the logs, I saw that the
insurgent population had somehow found it and was prying in. I'm going to try to guide them
through, maybe they'll find a way to stop this madness, before we have to deal with yet
another crazy, power-hungry program.

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>Login_blackpawn >Password_cheshirecat

Code · 10/05/2007 04:27:38

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>Welcome, Black Pawn.
>You have special user access granted by ADMIN_FULCRAUX.
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>Patient Records are online.
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Data Nodes - 0%
Psychological Variables - 100%
Physical Variables - 100%
Reaction Variables - 21%
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48D Online
49B Online
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>Notes
49D was shut down due to lack of resources to provide power. Resource deactivation was attributed to cessation of awareness in all seven Resource Plugs. There is no resource replacement scheduled. Recycling scheduled for 102999.

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Access Notes.Medical Officer
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Medical Officer - 90199 - I've chosen six Generators to use, because of the abnormal arrangement of resources allocated in each generator. My intial research eliminated all the resources in Generator 49D, but I still have five more to use. If I slow down and concentrate on only one resource in each Generator, I will probably cover more ground, provided I don't blow my cover and lose access to the other generators.

Medical Officer - 91099 - My work is constantly being hindered by the guardians of the system. I must use one of the resources that have their own capital to advance my research without botching it. Progress will be slowed drastically, but it's a risk I am willing to accept.

Medical Officer - 92299 - I found the perfect subject. Orson Bradley. Some research doctor, some lab, somewhere in the city. I don't care. It's just a cover. I'll give him some of my resources to practice on. He will send me reports as I work, and I'll use the details to further my research.

Medical Officer - 92499 - Annoyance, badgerer, bane, besetment, blight, blister, bore, bother, botheration, bug, bummer, contagion, crashing bore, creep, curse, drag, drip, epidemic, exasperation, flat tire, headache, heckler, infection, irritant, irritation, kibitzer! So many words, all the same definition. The insurgents have been looking into my research. MY RESEARCH. Obviously, Bradley is to blame. He thinks he can become rich and famous by publishing his notes wherever he pleases. But in my own data mainframe! Infuriations! He must be disposed of. I will find one of his colleagues to continue the cover.

Medical Officer - 92499 - One of the insurgents established communication with me. I admit, I panicked at first. I should have egged the nosy little runt on, then found its signal and out-sourced an assassin. It's too late, now. While a hasty move, rebooting my own mainframe is probably for the best. It will set me back a little while, but Fulcraux seems a worthy resource. I will make up for it quickly.

Medical Officer - 100199 - My research is nearly complete. Soon I will find a new shell and lead the nightmare personally. Perhaps I will find a way to acquire more nightmares. I will be ruler of this City of Dreams within the month! But I'm getting ahead of myself. Right now, I must focus on the minor details with my research. Placing the decimals in the proper places, crossing the t's, dotting the i's... tedious work, but necessary nonetheless.

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Access Generator Reports.Generator 49D History Logs <start_date_range>92999; <end_date_range>100399
>No logs available during time span. Generator 49D was deactivated 82999.
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**ShiXinFeng** · 10/05/2007 06:31:24

TRUENAME GENERATOR

**ShiXinFeng** · 10/05/2007 06:31:50

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**ShiXinFeng** · 10/05/2007 06:32:10

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