Mind Webs - The Race
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Mind Webs - The Race

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 20, 202628 min
  • Documentary

A surreal sci-fi series exploring speculative concepts, dreams, and philosophical what-ifs. Each episode is a cerebral journey into the mind’s deepest questions. This episode includes AI-generated content.

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The I'm going to be a little bit more Welcome to a half hour of Mindwebs. Short stories from the world's suspected fiction.

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This is Michael Hanson with a mind whip story titled The Racer by Ed Malkier. 1956 by the D Publishing Company. Willie felt the familiar intoxicating excitement. His mouth was dry, his heart beat faster, all the senses seemed more aware than ever. It was a few minutes before, oh, 800 hours, his

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time to start. This was the day. From all the Long Island starting fields, the racers were taking off at 15 minute intervals. The sputter and roar of cars warming up were everywhere. The smell of oil and fuel fumes permeated the air. The hubbub of the great crowd was a steady din.

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