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From the Ted Talk by Vandana Singh: A sci-fi story of Earth's renewal

Unscramble the Blue Letters

A girl lies sleeping with electrodes aeathtcd to her body. A man and a woman are looking at her through a one-way glass window from the next room.
“Waste of time and money,” says the man. “An illiterate kid from a stone qarury? What could she pslsioby contribute to the pojcert?”.
“Hardly a kid. She’s at least 16,” says the woman. “Come on, we’re making history. First ever emrinpxeet in collective dreaming.”.
To her right is a sercen that takes up an entire wall. The 311 participants in the experiment are now all asleep. Her poised finger jabs the keyboard.

Open Cloze

A girl lies sleeping with electrodes ________ to her body. A man and a woman are looking at her through a one-way glass window from the next room.
“Waste of time and money,” says the man. “An illiterate kid from a stone ______? What could she ________ contribute to the _______?”.
“Hardly a kid. She’s at least 16,” says the woman. “Come on, we’re making history. First ever __________ in collective dreaming.”.
To her right is a ______ that takes up an entire wall. The 311 participants in the experiment are now all asleep. Her poised finger jabs the keyboard.

Solution

  1. project
  2. possibly
  3. screen
  4. quarry
  5. experiment
  6. attached

Original Text

A girl lies sleeping with electrodes attached to her body. A man and a woman are looking at her through a one-way glass window from the next room.
“Waste of time and money,” says the man. “An illiterate kid from a stone quarry? What could she possibly contribute to the project?”.
“Hardly a kid. She’s at least 16,” says the woman. “Come on, we’re making history. First ever experiment in collective dreaming.”.
To her right is a screen that takes up an entire wall. The 311 participants in the experiment are now all asleep. Her poised finger jabs the keyboard.

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