“Merry Christmas, Samantha!” said her parents.


    “It could be my last ...” Samantha cried.


    “Here’s your present, honey.” Her mother handed her an envelope.


    “What’s this?” Samantha opened it up and gasped. “But how? You can’t afford it!”


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    “We’re selling the house and moving,” said her father.


    “Where to?” asked Samantha.


    “Someplace affordable, outside the city,“ answered her mother. “But what’s important is that you’ll live.”


    “What does the note say?” asked her younger brother.


    “It says …“ Samantha took a deep breath. “Cancer canceled. May this nanite subscription protect you for many years to come—Love, Mom and Dad.”