This story was slightly influenced by a small change in the venn universe that added a time period icon to the machine lasting thirty, sixty, or ninety years. The Tom and Susan stories are:

Trust Machines - Against Medical Advise (this one)

Trust Machines - Puzzled (coming in 2026)

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