Chapter 12: A seductive, female voice wakes Mark Hall from his sleep. He asks who is speaking, and the sensual voice repeats its message: "Time to wake up, sir." (page 121) He looks around the room, but he is alone. He asks the woman her name, and she again repeats her message. He notices a blinking light on his nightstand and pushes the button next to it; this time when he speaks, the voice does not respond.
Hall wonders how the system works; it is obviously interactive since the message repeats in response to his voice. To test his belief that there is a human being on the other end of this wake up service, he pushes the button on his nightstand again. The woman's voice asks him if he needs anything. He asks.....
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