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    Ketcel
    Ketcel
    Ketcel
    Ebook359 pages4 hours

    Ketcel

    By Chad Deal

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    What does a highly subjective virtual reality say about "reality" itself? What does identity mean when our lives are split between our "real" selves and our "virtual" selves? Which is more "real," the body or the avatar?  


    Ketcel is an absurdist, hopeful-dystopian, psychedelic post-cyberpunk adventure, inspir

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStay Strange Publishing
    Release dateApr 1, 2021
    ISBN9781733334945
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