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George the lathe of heaven7/4/2023 ![]() Heather is also gifted with a multiple memory, which her conversations with George bring out. This was not part of William’s plan and he is frustrated that he cannot entirely control George’s dreams. The only thing that seems to unite all of humanity is an alien colonization of the moon. ![]() George next dreams up a way for “peace on earth” to be real. William tells George to solve the overpopulation program by dreaming up a plaque things get out of hand and the world’s population plummets from seven to one billion. In one world, George, as orchestrated by William, is to dream that everyone has light, gray skin so racism cannot exist the unintended consequence is that mixed-raced children no longer exist. All of these worlds are based on Guin’s wide-ranging knowledge of philosophical utopias and dystopias. The machine helps George sleep and encourages him to produce a wide range of worlds. William uses a brainwave generator he calls the Augmentor. William is excited at these possibilities, and decides to harness George’s power for the social good. ![]() William does not initially believe George, but with enough conversations and tests, William starts to see that George might be telling the truth. ![]()
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