This digitization of mental information allows both the transference of one's mind to someone else's body, and the theft and alteration of other people's memories.
Imposing artworks in their own right, totems are mnemonic devices, used to stimulate memories specific to certain peoples and their right to tell their own stories, he said.
The languid pace, starlit nights and captivating natural beauty are contrasted with the negative aspects of country living -- the endless gossip and the villagers' long memories.