Third Imperium Issue 4

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TRAVELLER'S HARDWARE

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NOSES : Ol f3 c t o r y s e n s o r s r e p l a c i ngth e n o se ' s ca r t i l age .VOI CE BOXES : E l e c t r o n i c v o ic e s y nt he s i z e r s . Th o u 9h th e y a r e ava i l ab le a t TL 6 , t h e TL 10 v e r s l o ni s t h . f i r s l to s o und e xa c t l yI i ke a re e t vo i c e . and r e qu i r e n oex t e r na l s p e a k e r s . I t has o n l yOroe bu t add I t i o na lcan be p rog ra mmed i n a t Cr25 0e a ch . A i mo d ul a t o r . fo r th en o rm a l h ~ r g e g I ves t h e n e wv o ic e b c x a l l CGPiob i l iti e s 3. Ss u c r, I NTERNAL ORG ANS : u me r e comp l e xt h? n ~ Cos t s fe r t h e s e v a r yi r om Cr 4 00 f o r a n a r t i f i c i a lh ea r t to Cr2 0 000 f e r a c ~ m p l e t e

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