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Chapter 8
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`Wecanseethatfine,’Mollysaid.
`Mountaineffect,asitnarrows.Groundseemstogethigher,morerocky,butit’saneasyclimb.Higheryouclimb,thelowerthegravity.Sportsupthere.There’svelodromeringhere.’Hepointed.
`Awhat?’Caseleanedforward.
`Theyracebicycles,’Mollysaid.`Lowgrav,high-tractiontires,getupoverahundredkilosanhour.’
`Thisenddoesn’tconcernus,’Armitagesaidwithhisusualutterseriousness.
`Shit,’Mollysaid,`I’manavidcyclist.’
Rivieragiggled.
Armitagewalkedtotheoppositeendoftheprojection.`Thisenddoes.’Theinteriordetailofthehologramendedhere,andthefinalsegmentofthespindlewasempty.`ThisistheVillaStraylight.Steepclimboutofgravityandeveryapproachiskinked.There’sasingleentrance,here,deadcenter.Zerogravity.’
`What’sinside,boss?’Rivieraleanedforward,craninghisneck.Fourtinyfiguresglittered,nearthetipofArmitage’sfinger.Armitageslappedatthemasiftheyweregnats.
`Peter,’Armitagesaid,`you’regoingtobethefirsttofindout.You’llarrangeyourselfaninvitation.Onceyou’rein,youseethatMollygetsin.’
CasestaredattheblanknessthatrepresentedStraylight,rememberingtheFinn’sstory:Smith,Jimmy,thetalkinghead,andtheninja.
