considered addressing some of the philosophical implications of this in the novel, but finally decided against it. Here is one example: Basically, the cells in your body are dying and being replaced all the time. It isn’t clear if 100% of your cells are replaced during your lifetime, or how long this might take if they are, but a common, albeit controversial figure often cited is seven years (if you Google, “does the human body replace itself every seven years” you will find any number of articles on this subject). But just to illustrate the philosophical point, let’s imagine that this is
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