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Avatar overload: my trip through the Burning Man metaverse

I am officially living fast. Quite literally, zooming on a hoverboard at 80 miles an hour across the dusty desert plains of Nevada. To my left, a digital light show erupts into the night sky, lasers beaming up to the stars. To my right, tents adorned with neon signs invite me inside. In the distance, I hear the cacophony of a good time: animated chatter, laughter and the dull thud of dancing music. 

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