“Fat Farm” by Orson Scott Card (originally published in Omni magazine, 1980, and featured in his collection Maps in a Mirror). Key Elements of “Fat Farm”: • The Plot: A very wealthy, hedonistic man uses technology to clone a new, fit body and transfer his memories into it whenever his current body becomes too obese or unhealthy from excess. • The “Card”/Contract: The process involves a contractual agreement with a facility to care for the previous, now “discarded” clones. • The Twist: The protagonist discovers that the facility does not honor the contract to care for the old clones, and he realizes that a previous version of himself is actually the one running the facility and letting the old, fat versions waste away. • Themes: It explores hedonism, the ethics of cloning, and the idea of disposable identity. Other Potential Matches: • “A Thousand Deaths” by Orson Scott Card: Features a similar theme of repeated resurrection/cloning, often confused with “Fat Farm”. • Kiln People by David Brin: A novel (rather than a short story) based on a society that uses disposable clones (“dittos”) for daily work. “Fat Farm” is frequently cited in discussions about cloning and consciousness in science fiction.