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roulette-system-trauma
The Roulette system digitizes consciousness, causing severe cognitive and physical disorientation upon return, as exemplified by Mara's memory loss and altered perception.
1 chapter across 1 book
The City of Folding Faces (2018)Jayinee Basu
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The chapter details Mara's profound cognitive and memory loss following her traumatic experience in the Roulette system and subsequent experimental surgery, highlighting her attempts to regain coherence through creative cognitive mapping and neurological testing. It also explores the emotional strain on her relationship with Arlo and the broader scientific investigation into the communicative and neurological consequences of the Ruga phenomenon, emphasizing the fragmentation of identity and social isolation Mara endures.