"An electrical impulse tingled inside his skull and he knew, without hearing any warning voice that this was the signal that he had used the greater proportion of his Memory Allocation.
All on one fast-forwarded day, too... Quickly, now: switch off the receptors for taste. Smell, too. That will extend usage a little. Hearing too? Yes. Can't make any more changes; that would bring down the shutters instantaneously.
Should have gone to the Himalayas, Everest perhaps. The Eiger? Patagonia? Angel Falls base jump? Hang on, burning fuel. Stay here. This is home ground. Perhaps time for links 2000 to present...."
Everlasting Life or The Café at The End of The Universe by Alan Heason
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