Chapter 1“There is nothing moreexhilarating than to be shot at without result” Winston Churchillonce said. There is great truth in that statement,especially when considering the alternative. Flesh and blood cannotstand up to a speeding, burning piece of lead. Nor can it survive alaser frying muscle and bone with the precision of a surgicalscalpel. Of course, today we have the advantage over soldiers ofthepast. The medical nanos jump into action, repairing blood vessels,rebuilding organs and creating new flesh to plug the bullet holes.You're as good as new if the wound is not too serious. However,whenhalf your body is blown away, there's little even the nanos cando. But I've never liked using the memorydrugs to erase the knowledge of battle wounds. Civilians use memorywipes to cast bad me