The best way to hide the truth is to shroud it in myth

But that was then, and then is a world away from now.

There are no limits, only plateaus.

That’s the point of Zeno’s Paradox, isn’t it? Whatever your goal, you’re never more than halfway there.

I feel something else break through the numbness. Something raw. Something primal. Something visceral.

...the bioidentical cortex chip that will be implanted subcutaneously on the inside of your forearm. It is a proprietary biocircuit developed in our labs specifically for this purpose, and it is unlike any other in the world.

standard Superconducting Quantum Interference Device, or SQUID, interface. The same kind doctors use to communicate with surgically implanted components like pacemakers.

The arm that carries the data. That’s your wing.

The traceur doesn’t knock an obstacle out of the way unless it’s absolutely necessary. He meanders his way past it. Over. Under. Through. Around. He gets past not by moving the obstacle but by moving himself. That is parkour, and working this job I use every technique I know just to get it done.