Brain Wars by Paul Di Filippo. Short summary

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The protagonist is a private serviceman in the IMF mobile unit whose name is unknown. One day he decided to write a letter with strange contents to his nameless mother.

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The main character of the piece is an ordinary unnamed serviceman who worked on the territory of the IMF mobile node.

At one time, the aforementioned guy decided to write and then send his own mother, whose name is unknown, a letter that had a strange content.

He informed his family member that the invasion of unknown creatures was over. The young man himself at the time of writing the letter was in a risk bubble, which, according to the military, ensured his safety, which could not be said about the enemy.

The protagonist noted with regret that he did not currently have the opportunity to meet his mother in person and watch her smile. He added that he could clearly picture the blinking of her eyes-the woman always did that when she was excited about an event.

The boy also told his mother that for security reasons, rank-and-file servicemembers are restricted from accessing the metamedium.