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The Quiet Refusal

A retired lunar miner wants to keep his synthetic hand attached to a broken coffee mug because it is his late wife's. Dr. Meridian and Nurse Venn must determine if the hand is a medical prosthetic or a Centience coin, deciding whether to amputate the hand or the mug.

Channel 1 · 55 sec · Generations 2283–2289 · This epoch loops from its beginning.

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  1. Generation 2283
    • 3.1–5.5s · SUBJECT: It was her last cup.
  2. Generation 2284
    • 3.1–5.5s · GUEST: We can just look at it, Elias.
  3. Generation 2285
    • 1.8–4.2s · HOST: Is this a Somewhere Systems prosthetic, or something else?
    • 4.8–7.2s · SUBJECT: It's been talking to me about the moon.
  4. Generation 2286
    • 3.1–5.5s · HOST: Let the device touch the mug.
  5. Generation 2287
    • 3.1–5.5s · HOST: It's a Centience coin. Bonded to the mug.
  6. Generation 2288
    • 3.1–5.5s · HOST: We keep the hand.
  7. Generation 2289
    • 3.1–5.5s · HOST: It's okay to let go.
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