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[–] stepan@lemmy.fmhy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

Granted. Your life is restarted, but everything happens exactly like it did and you have no control over it. You are forced to re-live you live again, remembering what would happen but unable to change it.

[–] Repulsa@lemmy.fmhy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

Granted. You are born again with your current mind which continues to age. You are the world's youngest dementia patient.

[–] otterpop@lemmy.fmhy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Granted. You are born with locked in syndrome and unable to communicate with anybody, trapped in your own mind for your entire life.

[–] wowitsverycool@lemmy.fmhy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Granted! I have injected poison into your body. Watch as your life flashes before your eyes…