'But I digress,' the synthetic went on smoothly. 'What I meant to say is that your neurachem is to this system as my voice is to that of Anchana Salomao. This,' he gestured once more at the tank, 'is Khumalo neurachem, patented by Cape Neuronics only last year. A development of almost spiritual proportions. There are no synaptic chemical amplifiers, no servo chips or implanted wiring. The system is grown in, and it responds directly to thought. Consider that, detective. No one offworld has it yet, the UN are thought to be considering a ten-year colonial embargo, though myself I doubt the efficacy of such — '