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As the MindMeld Interface activates he instantly feels powerful, like some kind of superhero. Giving him seamless access to the internet and connection to other Melders, it controls his neurotransmitters, ensuring a permanent high. All the while, it scrapes his brain, harvesting reactions, thoughts and feelings for the  GreaterGood Corporation.

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A 50-word story written by Bruce Arbuckle, inspired by the Freewriters Writing Prompt on Hive, “brain interface”

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My Humpbuckle Tales are always published first on Hive

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_{All my stories are my own. I do not (nor have I ever, nor will I ever) used any AI program to write my stories. I am personally against the use of AI to write (for me the whole point of writing is to use my own brain: that is the joy of writing for me). The screenshot is of a word counter app that I use when writing my stories to check that my Humpbuckle Tales are precisely 50 words long. I am human, #NOTaRobot}

Bruce Arbuckle (felt.buzz)