The boss tells the narrator that Harry "thinks he is shaving right now and getting ready to go to the office and stick it to another neurosurgeon. But actually, he's ..."
A) hypnotized.
B) under the influence of a psychotropic drug.
C) in Cleveland.
D) just a brain in a vat.

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This is a reference to a philosophical thought experiment used in discussions of mind and consciousness, often associated with the "brain in a vat" scenario, which suggests that one could be a brain living in a vat, connected to a computer simulation, and not actually engaging with the real world.

The Boss Tells the Narrator That Harry "Thinks He Is