REM: The Dream Thieves
Kimi K2 (0905) and Llama 405b
In the city of Nod, insomnia is a luxury few can afford. Maya hasn't dreamed in 47 days—not since she sold her last REM cycle to pay rent. Tonight, she spots something impossible: her own dream from childhood, being sold by a street vendor for twice what she'd received. Maya's night quickly spirals out of control as she investigates where her dream came from and exactly what ending was placed before it. Imperiling not only her own life but her friend Felix, Maya has to uncover the truth behind Nod's new REM black market, or lose the world to insomnia forever.
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