from my wrist screen, along my arm, and gradually examined the entire suit closely. For the first time, really. I hadn’t had the chance to stop and really look at what this thing was capable of. I checked the pouches. Inside them were tiny devices that did who knows what, some coiled up wire, even a few protein cubes. I opened up my helmet after fumbling with it for a while. The front visor slid up neatly, and I ate the flavorless protein cubes as I continued discovering my suit. It had served me well so far. I was embarrassed to find a 6-inch knife strapped to the side of my right thigh. That would have been handy earlier. On my left thigh was a cylindrical device with a handle on the end of it. Kinda looked like a thermos. I removed it and examined it closer. Inscribed on it were the words...

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