that would be crazy useful, even with the limitations, but where is the gray area? It seems pretty benign."

"It's the memory part," I said. "Anytime you start messing with minds, even in a minor way like this, it's heading gray."

She didn't look like she understood, but I could also tell by her expression that she was thinking about it. After a moment, she looked up and said, "So I'm guessing if you can access memories, you might be able to do something else. Like change them?"

I nodded. "I'm not actually sure I could do that myself. My talent doesn't seem to lie in that way, but my father and grandfather preferred to be conservative and not take chances. When they found out I could project memories, I got a heck of a lecture, and I've...

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