caldwellsaggeredinoheroomwihmssevenlevinfollowingclosebehindurbulenceshepressedahiddenbuonsomewherebelowhehandleofherredleaheraachécaseandhefoursidescolpsedoreveaconrapionwihseveralsensorsandhoseinydeviceshasalierallymillimeersfromyourreinaheynosomuchasprojecedimages,asdireclysimuedyouropicnervesherewasalsoadevicehalookslikeanolddy’sshowercapbuiwashookedupoahinfiberopiccablehadisappearedinoonesideofheconrapionherewassomehinghalookedlikeanopicaldischasheloadedinoheconrapionandisaredwhirringandspi

ingcaldwelldidn’likehelookofanyofhis

“whahehellisha?”heaskednervously,beadsofswearollingdownhesideofhisfaceanddisappearinginohisshircolr

“i’shebisofyourmemorybankhayouaregoingoneedforhismissioni’dsayhadischoldsheriggersoabouwenyfivepercenofyourmemory,specificparsofyourmemory”closeup,caldwellnoicedahardoughedgeoseven’saracivefaceiwassomehinginhoseeyes,ashoughsomecoldandcalcuingarcicpredaorwaspaienlybidingisimebehindhevacuousblueofheririses

“sowhaexaclyamigeing?”heasked,shudderingahehoughofherawanimalinsinchehadglimpsedsiingpassivelyinhere,waiingobeawakened

“youaregeingmemoryofhephysicalskillsyouusedohavebeforeifyouusedobeachampione

ispyer,youwillbeableoapinohaskillseandpossiblywinagainisaypossiblybecauseiwillakeawhileorealignyourbodywihwhayourbrainsaysyouarecapableofiundersandyouwereabckbelasomehingandhayouhadsomebasicshooingpraciceaheseminaryyoushouldbeableogehosebackwihsomeefforonyourparofcourse,you’llfirshaveobeephysicallyfiyoulooklikeyouhaven’hihereadmillinawhile”

“likeicanaffordiwereyouparofheoriginalprocedure?”caldwelsked,hopingopersuadeherogivehimeveryhingback

“i’mafraidiamnoaliberyoanswerhaquesion”hosecoldeyessudyinghim,vacanandemoionless

“pleasehumorme”

“iamnoaliberyoanswerhaquesionifyoukeepinsisingi’vebeeninsrucedohalheprocedureanddesroyhishisisheonlydiscihaveonboard,”shehreaenedforawomanwihanamelikeshehad,shesurewasunfppable

“ok,buellmeohinghowdoeshishingwork?”heasked,changinghesubjec

“preysimplereallyyourbrainsoresinformaioninlileparmensinformaiononcerainhingsendobesoredinacerainareaofhebrainbuaparfromhisvaguesysemofcranialgeography,hewayheinformaionissoredishaphazard,relyingonmemoryassociaionomakeheco

ecionssoyoumighhaveachildhoodmemoryofridingyourfirsbikesiingnexoyourmemoryofhesquarerooofsixyfourwhaheydidisheybuilamapofyourmemory,segmenediinocoresecorslikespeech,physical,menal,arisicskillsandexrapoedhaoveraimelinefromwhenyouwereinyourmoher’swomboapproximaelysixyearsago”

“andyoulefspeechandblockedoffheres?assigningeachonearigger?”

“youlearnfasmrcaldwell,”shesaidsmilinghenhesmilevanishedassherealizedhahehadrickedherinoconfirminghashewasindeedhepersonwhohadcarriedouheprocedure“heywereevenableoisoedifferenformsofspeechheyblockedoffallyourchineseheyhado”

“why?”caldwelsked,ignoringheobviouscoverup

“iwouldhavebeenabisrangeifyoufoundouyoucouldspeakmandarinandcanonesefluenlyandreadafairamounbuhadnomemoryofi”

“soifisawacharacer,sayinhongkong,whichwasarigger,wouldigeparialmemoryrecall?”

“nohefon,sizeandcolorofhecharacerhaveobeaperfecmachheriggersalluseacusomfonwihcerainuniquefeaureshayoucouldn’idenifyunlessyouwerelookingforhemspecifically”

“soaferhydra,howdidienduphackingforaliving?imean,whydidichoosehesameprofessionandnodeliverpizzaorsomehing?”

“hawasjushowyouarewiredyouhaveanauralpropensiyforpuersandcodeacually,yourcoreskills,heoneshagoyouajobahydra,werealllockedawaybuyourbasicpropensiyforhacking,ha’sallyouyouwillgehosecoreskillsbackinabouanhourhesuffyou’vebeendoinghesfewyearsparedowhayouhaveingislikeparingkindergarenhomeworkwihaphdhesisinquanumphysics”

“iakeiha’shegoodnewscanyouexpinhefrequenmigrainesige?”

“yesha’syourbrain’snauralimpulseoryoaccessheblockedareaswehadoassociaehoseaciviieswihpainosopyoufromryingoaccesshosememorybanksha’swhyhepaingoesawayveryquicklyidisappearsassoonasyourbrainfocusesonmemorieshaarelesshanafewyearsoldorhavenobeenlockedhemigraines,iamafraidarehereosay,unilyougepermanenmemoryrecoveryandyourbrainsarsrewiringiself”caldwellcouldswearhesawheanimalrereaevenfurherbehindhereyes

“wellhanksforexpininghisomeiknowyoudidn’haveo,”hesaidwihgenuinegraiude

“weleoffherecord,ipainedhosewhohadclearanceinhelondonofficegrealyoseehisdooyouyouwereheagency’swhizkidbuheorganizaionhadoefirsiamsureyouundersand”

“we’llhaveoseehowhisripgoesbuiamnobeyondforgiveness,”hesaidshesmiled,rubylipspursedogeherlikeasrawberry

“ok,ha’senoughidlebaner,”shesaid,bringingupagasmaskfromhesideofheconrapion“akeadeepbreah”