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The Speed of Dark
あらすじ（日本語）
自閉症が治療可能になった近未来。自閉症者最後の世代であるルウは、製薬会社の仕事とフェンシングの趣味をもち、困難はありつつも自分なりに充実した日々を送っていた…ある日上司から、新しい治療法の実験台になることを迫られるまでは。“光の前にはいつも闇がある。だから暗闇のほうが光よりも速く進むはず”そう問いかける自閉症者ルウのこまやかな感性で語られる、感動の“２１世紀版『アルジャーノンに花束を』”。ネビュラ賞受賞作。
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あらすじ（英語）
<b>From the Penguin Random House website</b> In the near future, disease will be a condition of the past. Most genetic defects will be removed at birth; the remaining during infancy. Lou Arrendale, a high-functioning autistic adult, is a member of the lost generation, born at the wrong time to reap the rewards of medical science. He lives a low-key, independent life. But then he is offered a chance to try a brand-new experimental "cure" for his condition. With this treatment Lou would think and act and be just like everyone else. But if he was suddenly free of autism, would he still be himself? Would he still love the same classical music — with its complications and resolutions? Would he still see the same colors and patterns in the world—shades and hues that others cannot see? Most important, would he still love Marjory, a woman who may never be able to reciprocate his feelings? Now Lou must decide if he should submit to a surgery that might completely change the way he views the world ... and the very essence of who he is.
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