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EPILOGUE
What? Was that a sound? I've been sleeping, I don't know for how long; something's happening, but what? Another dream? No, it felt different; more genuine, almost, solid. Did I die? Am I going away now?
No. Movement. What was that? A sound? It was so far off, I couldn't make it out; maybe I've just lost my mind. But it felt so real.
Wait, there it is again. Closer this time. It was a sound. A voice. I heard my number mentioned. The noises keep getting louder and closer; not just voices either. Machine noises, my own heart beating; I'm waking up?
A definite voice rings though my mind now. Subject 004 has resumed respiratory activity. Signs of life indicated. Defrosting process nearing final stage of completion.
Then it's true. I seem to be drifting upwards; I open my eyes. White light. A man I don't know speaks to me. You made it. Welcome back, subject 004. Dr Gilmore? Dr Gilmore! All subjects confirmed to have survived the awakening process…