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1 Carbide cera onto skeletal structures to e not to exceed 3 percent total bone nificant white blood cell necrosis Specific risk for pre- and near-postpubescent adolescents: skeletal growth spurts may cause irreparable bone pulverization See attached case studies
2 Muscular enhancement injections: protein complex is injected intramuscularly to increase tissue density and decrease lactase recovery time Risk: 5 percent of test subjects experience a fatal cardiac volume increase
3 Catalytic thyroid irowth horrowth of skeletal and muscle tissues Risk: rare instances of elephantiasis
Suppressed sexual drive
4 Occipital capillary reversal: subence and boosted blood vessel flow beneath the rods and cones of subject’s retina Produces a marked visual perception increase Risk: retinal rejection and detachment
Permanent blindness See attached autopsy reports
5 Superconducting fibrification of neural dendrites: alteration of bioelectrical nerve transduction to shielded electronic transduction Three hundred percent increase in subject reflexes Anecdotal evidence of ence, nificant instances of Parkinson’s disease and Fletcher’s syndrome
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Dr Halsey closed the file She erased all traces of it--sent Déjà to track the file pathways all the way back to Hopeful and destroy Admiral Jeromi’s notes and files relative to this incident
She ree of her nose
"I’rave; said "I, too, had hoped there would be sohed "I have doubts, Déjà I thought the reasons so co e first started project SPARTAN Now? II just don’t know"
"I have been over the ONI projections of Outer Colony stability three times, Doctor Their conclusion is correct: massive rebellion within twenty years unless drastic military action is taken And you know the
‘drastic military action’ the brass would like The SPARTANS are our only option to avoid overwhel civilian losses They will be the perfect pinpoint strike force They can prevent a civil war"
"Only if they survive to fulfill that mission," Dr Halsey countered "We should delay the procedures
More research needs to be done We could use the time to work on MJOLNIR We need time to--"
"There is another reason to proceed expeditiously," Déjà said "Although I a this to your attention, I ence detects a delay in their prize project, you will likely be replaced by sorettably for the children, most likely soot up and strode to the fire exit "And sorave;, I hate you, too" She left the observation roo for her in the hallway
"Walk with me, Chief," she said
He folloithout a word as they took the stairs to the pre-op wing of the hospital
They entered room 117 John lay in bed and an IV drip was attached to his arm His head had been shaved and incision vectors had been lasered onto his entire body Despite these indignities, Dr Halsey rown into Fourteen years old and he had the body of an eighteen-year-old Olympic athlete, and a raduate
Dr Halsey forced the best s?"
"I’ily "The nurse said the sedation would take effect soon I’ I can stay awake" His eyelids fluttered "It’s not easy"
John spotted Mendez and he struggled to sit up and salute, but failed "I know this is one of the Chief’s exercises But I don’t knohat the twist is Can you tell me, Dr Halsey? Just this time? How do I win?"
Mendez looked away
Dr Halsey leaned closer to John as he closed his eyes and started to breathe deeply
"I’ll tell you hoin, John," she whispered "You have to survive"