Chapter 16
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You don’t have to open your eyes to know you’re not on the beach.
There’s warmth but it’s not the sun—the low crackle of flames suggests a fireplace. At first you think you’re not completely in the program, because you can feel a tightness that hugs your body like the VR suit, but you realize it’s thermal underwear, snug down your arms and legs, trapping in your body heat. No, this is definitely notthe beach.