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After patenting the Synaptic Link five years later, Dr. Alan Reed continued his research in to cybernetics. His goal this time was to allow transfer of human consciousness in to data streams that could meld with computer technologies, while in cyberspace the operator's bodies were kept in immersion tanks. Backed again by the military, Dr. Reed began work on the NEXUS Intruder Program. After three years with little progress, the military abandoned the programme and cut Dr. Reed's funding.
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