“I took advantage of one of my rare augmentations that doesn’t arise from genetic engineering,” said Ella. “Developed by a number of brilliant nanotechnologists on the team. Basically, I now have artificial red blood cells coursing through my veins, almost entirely replacing my own blood. They’re called respirocytes. First envisioned more than twenty years ago. Think of them as spherical nanobots that function as tiny pressure tanks. Pressure tanks that can be stuffed with oxygen and carbon dioxide. Each can store and transport over a hundred times more oxygen than a natural blood cell, and
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