Recovered fragment:
"The candidate's nervous system shows evidence of sustained early-stage threat exposure. The resulting hypervigilance is what allows him to read echoes others cannot. The same wiring will, over time, kill him. We are aware that this trade is not consensual. But it is acceptable."
[Archivist's Footnote: 14 intake reports note this trade explicitly. None describe what is offered to the candidate in exchange. Nothing is offered. The candidate is found, recruited, and used. The wiring is treated as an asset and the cost is treated as an inconvenience.]
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