He then transmits those signals through thin implanted wires to, say, one of the patient's hands.

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In this latest set of operations, Dextre removed two safety caps, cut through two sets of thin retaining wires, and finally transferred a small quantity of liquid ethanol into the washing machine-sized module.

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