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The Memory Broker

Release Date: Monday, June 16th, 2025
Pages: 34 pages
In 'The Memory Broker', Ancuta Margondai explores Ava's terrifying journey as she uncovers the truth about her identity after finding out her mind is a collage of memories from others, raising questions about self and consciousness.

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Ava wakes up in a house she doesn't remember owning, in a town where everyone knows her name—but she can't recall a single face.
When she discovers a receipt for 42.6 GB of sold memories hidden in her belongings, Ava realizes she's not suffering from amnesia. She's a client of the Memory Broker—a shadowy facility that extracts traumatic experiences and sells them to the highest bidder.
But something went wrong with her procedure.
Deep beneath the facility, Ava uncovers the truth: she wasn't just a customer. She was the prototype. The memories weren't taken from her; theywere put into her. And the consciousness she's been carrying isn't entirely her own.
Now, as the facility's systems begin to collapse and other stored memories break free, Ava must confront a chilling question: If her mind is built from someone else's trauma, who is she really? And what happens when the original consciousness wants its body back?