THE MEMORY VENDOR

The year is 2035. The world is a different place than it was just a few years ago. Technology has advanced rapidly, and with it has come a new set of problems. One of the most pressing is the issue of memory.

In this new world, memories are a commodity. They can be bought, sold, and traded. There are even black markets where people can buy memories of things they never actually experienced.

This is the world in which Jack lives. He is a memory vendor. He buys and sells memories, both real and fake. He is good at his job, and he makes a lot of money.

One day, Jack is approached by a man who wants to buy a very special memory. The man wants to buy the memory of his wife, who recently died in a car accident.

Jack is hesitant at first. He doesn’t know if he should sell someone a memory of someone they loved so much. But the man is persistent, and he is willing to pay a lot of money.

In the end, Jack agrees to sell the man the memory. He transfers the memory to a small device that the man can implant in his brain.

The man leaves, and Jack is left alone. He feels a pang of guilt for selling the man a memory of his dead wife. But he knows that he is just a businessman. He is not responsible for the way people use his products.

A few days later, Jack receives a call from the man. The man is overjoyed. He says that the memory implant has worked perfectly. He can now remember his wife as if she were still alive.

Jack is relieved to hear that the man is happy. But he is also a little disturbed. He knows that the man is now living in a fantasy world. He is living in a world where his wife is still alive, even though she is not.

Jack wonders if he should stop selling memories. He wonders if he is doing more harm than good. But then he remembers the look on the man’s face when he told him that the memory implant had worked. He remembers the joy and the happiness in the man’s eyes.

Jack decides to keep selling memories. He knows that he is selling people an illusion, but he also knows that he is selling them happiness. And in this world, happiness is a valuable commodity.

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