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@#@$^/~-¨¨                 exobubble                ¨¨-~/^$@#@
#@$^/~-¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨-~/^$@#
@#@$^/~-¨¨       the exobubble is a prototype       ¨¨-~/^$@#@
#@#@$^/~-¨          exoskeleton created by          ¨-~/^$@#@#
@#@$^/~-¨¨  amata texnologiyasi's miltech company.  ¨¨-~/^$@#@
#@$^/~-¨¨¨ it's  mostly  marketed   as  a  strength ¨¨¨-~/^$@#
@#@$^/~-¨¨  multiplier, for lifting heavy objects.  ¨¨-~/^$@#@
#@#@$^/~-¨                                          ¨-~/^$@#@#
@#@$^/~-¨¨                                          ¨¨-~/^$@#@
#@$^/~-¨¨¨       @//~~~ demo incident ~~~//@        ¨¨¨-~/^$@#
@#@$^/~-¨¨                                          ¨¨-~/^$@#@
#@#@$^/~-¨   during the first public demonstration  ¨-~/^$@#@#
@#@$^/~-¨¨     in twenty twentyfour, the pilot      ¨¨-~/^$@#@
#@$^/~-¨¨¨  bous anemoeitiai was severely injured   ¨¨¨-~/^$@#
@#@$^/~-¨¨    when demonstrating the exobubble's    ¨¨-~/^$@#@
#@#@$^/~-¨ ability to withstand  mortar  shells. it ¨-~/^$@#@#
@#@$^/~-¨¨    successfully deteced the explosive    ¨¨-~/^$@#@
#@$^/~-¨¨¨ device  and  automatically folded into a ¨¨¨-~/^$@#
@#@$^/~-¨¨      blast-resistant form; due to a      ¨¨-~/^$@#@
#@#@$^/~-¨ miscalibration of anemoeitiai's height,  ¨-~/^$@#@#
@#@$^/~-¨¨ his left arm and leg were  crushed. upon ¨¨-~/^$@#@
#@$^/~-¨¨¨      unfolding after the explosion,      ¨¨¨-~/^$@#
@#@$^/~-¨¨ anemoeitiai was  still conscious but  in ¨¨-~/^$@#@
#@#@$^/~-¨ severe shock. he had suffered no  damage ¨-~/^$@#@#
@#@$^/~-¨¨        from the actual explosion.        ¨¨-~/^$@#@
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@#@$^/~-¨¨                                          ¨¨-~/^$@#@
#@#@$^/~-¨       @//~~~ muppet scandal ~~~//@       ¨-~/^$@#@#
@#@$^/~-¨¨                                          ¨¨-~/^$@#@
#@$^/~-¨¨¨  while anemoeitiai's contract did waive  ¨¨¨-~/^$@#
@#@$^/~-¨¨ all claims  for damages  due  to injury, ¨¨-~/^$@#@
#@#@$^/~-¨ due to the event  being livestreamed and ¨-~/^$@#@#
@#@$^/~-¨¨        the following pr blowback,        ¨¨-~/^$@#@
#@$^/~-¨¨¨ texnologiyasi promised top-of-the-world  ¨¨¨-~/^$@#
@#@$^/~-¨¨ care with  prosthetics or regrown limbs. ¨¨-~/^$@#@
#@#@$^/~-¨        anemoeitiai was moved to a        ¨-~/^$@#@#
@#@$^/~-¨¨     texnologiyasi hospital, where was    ¨¨-~/^$@#@
#@$^/~-¨¨¨      withdrawn from the public eye.      ¨¨¨-~/^$@#
@#@$^/~-¨¨                                          ¨¨-~/^$@#@
#@#@$^/~-¨      in the hospital anemoeitiai was     ¨-~/^$@#@#
@#@$^/~-¨¨   provided with five sentient felt-like  ¨¨-~/^$@#@
#@$^/~-¨¨¨ creatures,  meant to  assist him  during ¨¨¨-~/^$@#
@#@$^/~-¨¨   initial recovery. upon learning that   ¨¨-~/^$@#@
#@#@$^/~-¨ they could  not disobey his commands, he ¨-~/^$@#@#
@#@$^/~-¨¨ started  ordering them to perform sexual ¨¨-~/^$@#@
#@$^/~-¨¨¨ acts  on him. a video of this was leaked ¨¨¨-~/^$@#
@#@$^/~-¨¨            by hospital staff.            ¨¨-~/^$@#@
#@#@$^/~-¨                                          ¨-~/^$@#@#
@#@$^/~-¨¨  the dent in texnologiyasi's reputation  ¨¨-~/^$@#@
#@$^/~-¨¨¨ due  to  the exobubble  malfunction  was ¨¨¨-~/^$@#
@#@$^/~-¨¨ quickly eclipsed  by "the muppet video", ¨¨-~/^$@#@
#@#@$^/~-¨ as    it    came    to    be     called. ¨-~/^$@#@#
@#@$^/~-¨¨                                          ¨¨-~/^$@#@
#@$^/~-¨¨¨      the creatures were considered       ¨¨¨-~/^$@#
@#@$^/~-¨¨   bioweapons, and were destroyed. this   ¨¨-~/^$@#@
#@#@$^/~-¨ sparked   even   further   debate  about ¨-~/^$@#@#
@#@$^/~-¨¨                                          ¨¨-~/^$@#@
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