The Mind Beyond the Maze

Published: June 21, 2024, 5:46 p.m.

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An expert in the field of neurological mapping is the only person qualified to enter an experimental simulation and rescue her greatest rival.

Genre: Science Fiction

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Excerpt:
\\u201cIt could be psychological. Maybe his subconscious put something in there, or built a section of the maze on its own, and he\\u2019s having a tough time getting out.\\u201d

\\u201cAnd what else?\\u201d

The tech frowned at me as if I already had the answer and was purposely keeping it from her so she could figure it out on her own. But I was just trying to gauge what their box was, and how far outside they had gone to figure out what was happening to their boss.

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(Doesn\\u2019t appear to be inspired by a prompt)
I probably asked myself a question to start off the brainstorm:\\xa0What if a researcher and expert in the field of virtual neurological interfaces gets trapped in his own simulation, and the only person qualified to get him out is his bitterest rival?

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CREDITS
Story: \\u201cThe Mind Beyond the Maze\\u201d Copyright \\xa9 2020 by Nila L. Patel
Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:\\xa0 Nila L. Patel


Music
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\\u201cTrip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background\\u201d by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

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Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio)*
\\u201cMindhunter\\u201d
\\u201cThe truth\\u201d
\\u201cAs it happenned\\u201d
\\u201cIn search for\\u201d
\\u201cDNA\\u201d
\\u201cVirtual reality\\u201d
\\u201cSecret agent\\u201d
\\u201cForensic\\u201d
\\u201cDystopia\\u201d
\\u201cNegociation\\u201d
\\u201cMe, myself, my enemy\\u201d

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*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.


Music by Nicholas Jeudy licensed from GameDev Market
Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket
Changes made to the musical tracks?\\xa0 Just cropping to align with my narration.

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Find more music by Digital_Emotions at\\xa0audiojungle.net
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Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. Foreground bottom center, top half of a head, facing and looking forward with wide eyes and raised brows. The head is framed by a spiky glow. Behind the head, view from a top angle of a three-dimensional maze. Watermark of \\u201cStoryfeather\\u201d at vertical angle along top of maze at left.

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