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" I try to sit down at the typewriter four times a day, even if it's only five minutes, and write three sentences. And if I feel like going on, or if something turns me on I'll just keep writing till I'm written out."
- Roger Zelazny
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| P-Terminal Implant | ||
| A device consisting of implanted power pack, control and electrodes placed near pleasure centers of the brain. |
| "Electrode seven, five and five" Richards said. He delivered the shock.
Benson sat up. "Oh," he said, "that was nice." "What was? Ross said. "You can do that again if you want to..." "Nice," Gerhard said, watching through the glass. "Very nice." Morris nodded. "A strong P-terminal. He's clearly turned on..." [Later,] they had implanted electrodes and a computer and a power pack, and they had hooked everything up... |
| From The Terminal Man,
by Michael Crichton. Published by Knopf in 1972 Additional resources -
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