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Reality Unlimited
  • Chapter 1

  • (This story has been edited and modified for all audiences)

  • Narrator

    It was going to be the show of the century.

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  • There was a line eight blocks long outside the VR (virtual reality) theater that had been specially built to contain Ultrarama.

  • Narrator

    Dot Hendriks had been in line since early the morning before, and so she was only a block or so from the still-unopened ticket-booth.

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  • Her husband had come by from time to time, bringing snacks and drinks.

  • Dot was determined to get a pair of tickets.

  • Narrator

    She turned to the man next to her.

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  • Profile Picture of Dot Henricks in Reality Unlimited

    Dot Henricks

    “Got the time?”

  • Profile Picture of Man in Line in Reality Unlimited

    Man in Line

    “Five to nine.”

  • Profile Picture of Dot Henricks in Reality Unlimited

    Dot Henricks

    “That's what I thought.

  • That means the ticket-office opens in five minutes.”

  • Narrator

    Dot rose on her tiptoes and squinted ahead.

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  • Profile Picture of Dot Henricks in Reality Unlimited

    Dot Henricks

    “There must be five hundred people ahead of us.”

  • Profile Picture of Man in Line in Reality Unlimited

    Man in Line

    “They say the theater holds five thousand.”

  • Profile Picture of Dot Henricks in Reality Unlimited

    Dot Henricks

    “I know.

  • And that you get a unique, immersive VR adventure, no matter where you sit.

  • I can`t wait to experience it myself!"

  • Narrator

    The man in line nodded.

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  • Profile Picture of Man in Line in Reality Unlimited

    Man in Line

    “That goes for all of us.”

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