Sdsi-008 -

The designation was : Somatic Data Stream Integrator, Unit 008.

He pressed SDSI-008 to Chen’s neck. The light shifted from blue to amber. He pressed the stud. sdsi-008

Then, Chen spoke. But the voice was not his own. It was Vane’s. Hoarse. Flat. The designation was : Somatic Data Stream Integrator,

The first successful trial had been on a chimpanzee named Milo. Aris had recorded Milo’s neural patterns as the chimp solved a complex puzzle for a grape. Then, he strapped SDSI-008 onto a second chimp, Kiko, who had never seen the puzzle. Aris pressed a small stud on the cylinder’s side. Kiko froze for three seconds, blinked rapidly, and then—with perfect, mechanical precision—solved the puzzle in the exact sequence Milo had used. Kiko didn’t learn. Kiko rehearsed . and then—with perfect