I was so close, but I forgot to allow for a cosmic crosswind, and the device blew up.
I felt my body dissolve into atomic dust, and then everything paused.
A figure, cloaked in darkness, appeared before me.
"You do not have to die here. You may yet live. Agree, and someone else will die in your place."
I took a moment.
"If you can do that, why not just save me?"
The figure snorted.
"Because the universe requires balance, and-"
"No it doesn't!"
The figure paused.
"Ok, I'm running an experiment, everyone gets the offer.
Surprisingly low acceptance rate."
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