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    SUBTITLE Berkeley, California -1981-

    DISSOLVE TO ACTUAL TV NEWS FOOTAGE FROM 1981

    A busy intersection near the UC Berkeley campus. A strange,
    self-propelled motorized gurney whirrs into view and makes
    its way over a pedestrian crosswalk. The passenger, MARK
    O'BRIEN, in his early 30s, is visible only from the neck up.
    The rest of him is covered by a blanket. He operates the
    gurney with a mouth control and a set of m