then technology was the human body: a construction of circuits and levers, mechanisms placed

for continued animation. (I tried to quit smoking and now I’m addicted

to gum.) what happens to remnants of you

fused. to reproduce contents of a brain scanned, like a ham sliced. in diagnosing a speculative disorder where reluctant to admit to implanted memories preferred. (I doubt the gum will kill me. do you want a piece. just stop chewing before it

tingles.)