cccSometimeinthenearfuture,paraplegicprisoninmateMattMillsmeetsTheBoardofSatoshi-TelefairIndustries,whothankhimforjoiningtheProgram.Underpressureandwithapromisetomakehimwalkagain,Millsagreestovolunteer.Heisinjectedwithasyntheticnanomaterialandsuffocated,onlytowakeupwithrestoreduseofhislegs,yetaloneinasteelcellinthefirstspokeofanexperimentalapparatus-TheWheel.AseriesofassailantsinflictamultitudeofdamagetoMills'bodyandtormenthismind,yetthesyntheticnanomaterialnotonlyrestoreshisdamagedorgans,itre-engineershisstrength.Theexperimentmightbedesignedtokill,butMillsisdeterminedtosurvive-andgetbacktohisdaughterbeforeTheBoardfindsherfirst.

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