Chapter 8
Carta had saved for eighteen years in order to purchase a transplant. The rules were quite strict; the one who desires a brain transplant must show reasons that he or she is totally mediocre, without any pleasure in life, and desirous of changing his or her life no matter what the cost.
When Carla had appeared before the Board, she had broken down competely. She told them of the loneliness of her life, the terrible, dreary dullness which seemed to infect every day of her life. They listened calmly, dispassionately, without a visible sign that they were moved.
Then there was the long waiting period until finally she received a brief note to the effect that her request was granted and that she must report to the hospital laboratory in five weeks time. In the interim, the note re
