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Opinion by Russell D. Chapman of Plano, TX USA Virtual worlds offer a chance to be something you're not - like someone who spends time with family, for example In this place, people design their own physical appearance, assuming new and sometimes bizarre forms. Most men are about 7 feet tall, women about 6 feet. Everyone is as young, old, beautiful or strong as he or she wants to be. Some are human in form, some look like ghostly samurai and some resemble Harvey, the invisible talking rabbit. Residents unsatisfied with their appearance can change at will, for a price, sometimes adding angel or butterfly wings, a prehensile tail, fox ears or other, more intimate, embellishments. There are amusement parks, bars, office buildings, airports, nightclubs, lakes, islands, boats, hotels, roads, concerts, stores, cars, embassies, resorts, a stock exchange. People meet, work, play, marry. They engage in "adult" activities. They buy, develop, lease and sell land. They have their own currency. Their own newspapers inform them of community news and events. Residents establish and run businesses, create and sell products, provide services, all tax-free. READ IT ALL AT:
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