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Chapter 8
`Detailsavailable?’Rivieraasked.`Ineedtoplanawardrobe,yousee.’
`Learnthestreets,’Armitagesaid,returningtothecenterofthemodel.`DesiderataStreethere.ThisistheRueJulesVerne.’
Rivierarolledhiseyes.
WhileArmitagerecitedthenamesofFreesideavenues,adozenbrightpustulesroseonhisnose,cheeks,andchin.EvenMollylaughed.
Armitagepaused,regardedthemallwithhiscoldemptyeyes.
`Sorry,’Rivierasaid,andthesoresflickeredandvanished.
Casewoke,lateintothesleepingperiod,andbecameawareofMollycrouchedbesidehimonthefoam.Hecouldfeelhertension.Helaythereconfused.Whenshemoved,thesheerspeedofitstunnedhim.Shewasupandthroughthesheetofyellowplasticbeforehe’dhadtimetorealizeshe’dslasheditopen.
`Don’tyoumove,friend.’
Caserolledoverandputhisheadthroughtherentintheplastic.`Wha...?’
`Shutup.’
`Youth’one,mon,’saidaZionvoice.`Cateye,call’em,call’emSteppin’Razor.IMaelcum,sister.Brotherswan’conversewi’youan’cowboy.’
`Whatbrothers?’
`Founders,mon.EldersofZion,yaknow...’
`Weopenthathatch,thelight’llwakebossman,’Casewhispered.
`Makeitspecialdark,now,’themansaid.`Come.Ian’Ivisitth’Founders.
