"Jerry Davis - Justification" - читать интересную книгу автора (Davis Jerry)

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Vlad Breenwood worked out of a small office in a backwater corner of Tuleburg's 8 story
shopping mall. Vlad was a balding man in his fifties with a plastic smile and a jerky, bird-like
nervousness about him. But his voice was strong, and he quickly convinced Dale that he
knew what he was talking about. "You've really backed yourself into a corner," Vlad was
telling him. "Something inane like, 'I think therefor I am' is not going to wash with the
Department of Life Evaluation, especially considering you've become a 40 year old shut in.
What do you do with your time, anyway?"
"I watch television."
"Do you ever take notes?"
"Notes?"
"What kind of shows do you watch, anyway?"
"Well, um, entertainment type shows----"
"Like what? Give me some titles. What are your ten favorites, ones that you never miss?"
"Oh, uh, Android Sluts, uh . . . Full Tilt, Onion Man, Goddesses of Lust, Zoo Keeper's
Daughter----"
"No docu-dramas? No historic recreations? No educational programming whatsoever?"
". . . no, I'm afraid not."
"Do you have any hobbies? Do you build anything, like model trains or anything like
that?"
"No."
"Do you watch birds, or keep an ant farm, or have a dog?"
"No."
"Nothing like that?"
"No."
"Do you pay anyone's bills besides your own? Are you supporting anyone?"
"No."
"Do you have any family whatsoever?"
"No."
Vlad shook his head, and got up and paced back and forth behind his desk. "We don't

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have a lot to work with, Dale."
"I know."
"There's only one chance. We're going to have to cheat."
"How?"
"I'm going to make something up for you, and write your essay for you. You're going to
copy it down----"
"But I thought that----"
"Yes, it's true. They make you write it in your own handwriting so that a computer
program can analyze it and determine if you're being truthful. That's the key, there, though: If
you believe you're being truthful --- that is, if your subconscious believes you're telling the
truth --- then you'll fool the computer program."
"How am I going to believe?"
"Well, it's tricky, and there's no absolute guarantee, but I've had people hypnotised into
believing their justification essays and they've passed without a problem. But the important