Ever-Life the Two Book Set: The C.P.T Incident and Time Trust by Andrew Sarkady Page A

your coats? Are they glowing?”
    “Our coats?” LuAnne laughed. “Why yes; no, not really; I suppose to you, they glow, but not to us. We are use to the light. Everything here gives off light. We don’t see the glow anymore. Do you, Andy?”
    “Um, nope…”
    “You see, our coats are white too; so I’m sure that enhances the effect. Anyway, I’m sure you have hundreds of questions, but try to let me finish. We also grow organs ‘within a body’, human or otherwise; but it’s more than that. You see, we can even grow a complete body; again, based on compatible genetics, of course. Here, genetics is everything. Growing organs isn’t that difficult once you have gone through our iterations.”
    “My God!” Richard said. “How is that possible? Is that what I am?”
    The two men listened in wonder.
    “Our G GM has briefed us about you two; so, we are authorized to say the following; we do grow bodies; but they are not clones, as I understand you would describe. We grow both males and females; and, unlike cloning efforts, on the surface, they have complete DNA; although, we can also alter the DNA in certain structural chains. Nevertheless, we cannot duplicate a person’s memory. Therefore, we have to accelerate the ‘new born’s’ learning process. That is what we are going to do here, with your father. He is your father, complete in every detail, physically; but, he has memory voids; and…”
    She looked at Richard.
    “…I’m afraid, as far as we know, you always will. So; one of the things we do here is endeavor to fill some of those voids. That is why you are here today. Will you help us, Son of Dr. Richard Bellos? It’s completely painless, I assure you.”
    Mathew looked at the doctors and his father.
    “Why yes; I’ll do anything. But, how will my father get all the other memories he needs?”
    “Follow me ; in here; I’ll show you.”
    “Son, I do keep having memory flashes , of being part of all this; but, they are fragments. It’s so strange. Some things are clear, but others are so vague. They come and go.”
    “That is a good start,” LuAnne said. “Dr. Bellos, you sit here; and Dr. Richard, you here, facing your son. Here are headsets for you. Just place them on comfortably.”
    “See, our worlds aren’t that different,” Bello s said. “I have a pair like this at home.”
    “Now relax, you two. Listen; you are not in a surface experimental hospital. This is not an experiment at all. It’s a procedure, and a painless one at that. So; ready?”
    The two took a deep breath, and Dr. LuAnne touched their shoulders.
    “I realize this may appear futuristic to you both, but it’s really simple, principally. You, Dr. Bellos have many memories of your father. These headsets will allow your mind to talk to your father’s mind, and he will remember what you say. That’s it. He will have filled in many memories he wants, but doesn’t have right now. Does that make any sense to you?”
    Bellos cocked his head. “What if we learn something, neither of us wants the other to know? Is Dad going to know everything I know, and vice versa?”
    “No. Think of it as a computer program. There are limits. We are building your father’s memories.  He already knows about you. It’s remarkable programming, how and what information transfers. The ability to do this depends on brain DNA-again, genetics.”
    They all looked at each other; and then, Bellos said, “What about his past memories of this place, and the rest of his life?”
    “Memory ha s to be transferred in stages, Doctor. This is only the first session. Richard, you will be back several times.”
    Mathew and h is father looked eye to eye. Dr. LuAnne stood between them. She looked like the letter ‘T’, with her outstretched arms. Then, the two men felt her fingers lightly tap their headsets.
    “Okay , that’s it, gentlemen. You can give me the headsets back.” She giggled. “I told you, you wouldn’t feel anything.”
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