"Oh, yes. He’s been through every procedure I’ve been through. Arterial scrubbing, kidney work, liver and lung work...I never tried any extension technique without running it through good old Plato first." Martin folded his bony, waxlike hands above the covers. "Of course, it’s easier and cheaper to do veterinary work than posthuman extension—but I needed that sense of companionship, I suppose. One doesn’t like to go alone, into...medical experiences of such profundity."