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Chapter 9
You’llbemakingyourruninamatterofdays,Case.’Deanepickedupabonbonandstrippedoffitscheckeredwrapper,poppeditintohismouth.`Sit,’hesaidaroundthecandy.
CaseloweredhimselfintotheswivelchairinfrontofthedeskwithouttakinghiseyesoffDeane.Hesatwiththeguninhishand,restingitonhisthigh.
`Now,’Deanesaidbriskly,`orderoftheday.`What,’you’reaskingyourself,`isWintermute?’AmIright?’
`Moreorless.’
`Anartificialintelligence,butyouknowthat.Yourmistake,andit’squitealogicalone,isinconfusingtheWintermutemainframe,Berne,withtheWintermuteentity.’Deanesuckedhisbonbonnoisily.`You’realreadyawareoftheotherAIinTessier-Ashpool’slink-up,aren’tyou?Rio.I,insofarasIhavean`I’-thisgetsrathermetaphysical,yousee-IamtheonewhoarrangesthingsforArmitage.OrCorto,who,bytheway,isquiteunstable.Stableenough,’saidDeaneandwithdrewanornategoldwatchfromavestpocketandflickeditopen,`forthenextdayorso.’
`Youmakeaboutasmuchsenseasanythinginthisdealeverhas,’Casesaid,massaginghistempleswithhisfreehand.`Ifyou’resogoddamsmart...’
`Whyain’tIrich?’Deanelaughed,andnearlychokedonhisbonbon.
