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    Spectrum
    Spectrum
    Spectrum
    Ebook46 pages26 minutes

    Spectrum

    By Aidan J. Reid

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    The human brain decodes only 0.0035% of the entire electromagnetic spectrum. A tiny fraction which our eyes recognise as 'visible light'.

    BioLuminary Enterprises conduct early clinical trials and breakthrough medical research for pharmaceutical companies. Pushing the boundaries of science, they have developed a controversial new study and are actively seeking volunteers.

    As far as the eye can see...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAidan J. Reid
    Release dateJun 18, 2016
    ISBN9781311238740
    Spectrum
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    Aidan J. Reid

    AIDAN J. REID is a writer originally from Cloughmills, Northern Ireland.He has written four novels:PATHFINDERS - (sci-fi)The Tom Regan thrillers, SIGIL and YAGERAISING LAZARUS - (suspense)He has also written several short stories and is most proud of the ROT collection, which tells the story of a rogue tooth fairy who pulls teeth out of the mouths of kids for a tidy profit.You can find out more on aidanjreid.com, follow him @aidanjreid or get a bunch of free goodies by following his newsletter - http://eepurl.com/c7ffO9

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      Spectrum - Aidan J. Reid

      SPECTRUM

      SPECTRUM

      by Aidan J. Reid

      Smashwords Edition © 2016 Aidan J. Reid

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      Contents

      Notes

      Sunday 23rd April

      Monday 24th April

      Wednesday 26th April

      Tuesday 2nd May

      Thursday 4th May

      Friday 5th May

      Saturday 6th May

      Sunday 7th May

      Monday 8th May

      Tuesday 9th May

      BioLuminary Enterprises

      About the Author

      NOTES

      What I remember most was the smell of my cornea burning.

      It wasn’t as painful as you might think. At least the video got that part right. Although, the slick five-minute marketing pitch failed on a number of other levels.

      Number one – they didn’t need to give me the hard sell. I wasn’t exactly blessed with alternatives. Number two – the video seemed to brush over some of the actual laser surgery part. They used an illustrated eye to paint the procedure, scientific terms accompanying the arrows as they danced around the screen, like some obscure NFL tactical play.

      The video, narrated by a soft soothing British voice also failed to mention the fact that my head would be clamped down. A suction tool would then help raise my exposed eyeball from its orbital socket.

      I was awake during it. The surgeon made sure of that, asking questions every fifteen seconds. I’d like to think he was being friendly, maybe even flirting - asking my name – the town I’m from – the colour of my front door - but there wasn’t much warmth in his voice. When he had run out of questions he pulled a machine across my line of sight, making adjustments until it was centimetres above my naked eye. My vision at that point was already blurry but now it was even more obscured with this thing on top of me.

      The white mask then moved to a little station beside my bed. Despite orders to look ahead into the pinprick of purple light, I could just about make out in my peripheral vision, an image reflected onto

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