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This is another in the amplified muscle category; but it is interesting that these creatures (presumably bioengineered) work your muscles in the same way that those ab workout belts were supposed to do. They build strength by constantly working your muscles.
There are several other ways to do this; you might also go for a refurbished nervous system (see the protagonist in The Stars My Destination) or you might want to get a muscle graft like the joeboys (see Neuromancer). Comment/Join this discussion ( 0 ) | RSS/XML | Blog This | Additional
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'And he had been sent with troops, supplies and bombs to command Russia's most trusted post, the Moonbase.'
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'What is your population', I asked. 'About eighty millions.'
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'THE autobus turned silently down the wide street of Hydropole. Robot-guided, insulated from noise and cold...'
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Now that's power walking that Hugo Gernsback would have approved.
Steve Jobs: 'Capture The Next Aristotle - With AI'
'It was disturbing to think of the Flatline as a construct...'
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