Boone encounters Julie, a suicidal young woman with artificial limbs as hands, who is being used by a religious leader as a miracle when her hands are regenerated by taelon technology.
Da'an:In my time on your planet I have yet to share such closeness with a human… as I have with you. Lili:That goes both ways Da'an:I would like for us to reach a new level…. Lili:How? Da'an:We Taelons have the ability to direct all of our energy to a certain part of our body, everything that defines us is included in that energy Lili:Your feelings? Your emotions? Da'an:Yes… My hands are the conduit let us touch