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amnesiaLoss or impairment of memory. As a clinical condition it may be caused by disease or injury to the brain, by some drugs, or by shock; in some cases it may be a symptom of an emotional disorder. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Neuroscientists have yet to determine what produces
consciousness, why we dream, or how amnesiacs can store information
without remembering it. Bellona's residents (mostly poor and black) live on looted
cans of food; there's no economy to speak of, gossip is the most
highly valued commodity, and a gang of thugs (eventually headed by the
main character, Kid, an amnesiac and possibly Native American poet) runs
a haphazard protection racket. There is a mystery about him that she intends to solve but there
are other forces at work on the island that intend to have their way and
there is nothing the amnesiac can do to stop them. |
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