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Dr. Sandra Okafor\u00a0arrived forty minutes later. She was Meera\u2019s primary neurologist, a woman of sharp intellect and even sharper demeanor. She watched the video three times, asked detailed questions about the timing and frequency, and then examined Meera thoroughly. She checked her pupillary response, her reflexes, her brain activity monitor.<\/p>\n
Everything showed no change.<\/p>\n
Dr. Okafor looked at me with that careful, practiced expression doctors use when they are about to crush your hope.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Castiano, what you\u2019ve captured is interesting, but not necessarily indicative of high-level consciousness. The brain stem can trigger complex involuntary movements. The pattern you\u2019re interpreting as Morse code could be coincidental firing of motor neurons.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCoincidental?\u201d I snapped. \u201cShe spelled \u2018Help me escape.\u2019 That\u2019s not random firing, Doctor. That\u2019s a sentence.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr. Okafor hesitated. \u201cWe can run additional tests. An EEG, an fMRI. See if there is any indication of conscious thought. But I strongly suggest you manage your expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n
The tests were scheduled for the following week.<\/p>\n