Real-Life Example of Man with Severian-Like Perfect Memory

E · 21 Jan 2008, 14:45 · from 2008-January.txt.gz

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From: euth82 at gmail.com (E)
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:45:59 -0500
Subject: (urth) Real-Life Example of Man with Severian-Like Perfect Memory
Message-ID: <ca4bdd8f0801210645q418c4f4au9bed4e2267ff77dc at mail.gmail.com>

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=5956269&ch=4226720&src=news

(here they refer to the condition as "hyperthymesia")

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