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Chapter 10
Thetemperfoamofthehugebedwastintedtoresemblesand.Therewasalotofpalewoodandhandwovenfabric.
`Whataboutyou,’hesaid,`yougonnadyeyourselfbrown?Don’texactlylooklikeyouspendallyourtimesunbathing.’
Sheworelooseblacksilksandblackespadrilles.`I’manexotic.Igotabigstrawhatforthis,too.You,youjustwannalooklikeacheap-asshoodwho’supforwhathecanget,sotheinstanttan’sokay.’
Caseregardedhispallidfootmorosely,thenlookedathimselfinthemirror.`Christ.YoumindifIgetdressednow?’Hewenttothebedandbegantopullhisjeanson.`Yousleepokay?Younoticeanylights?’
`Youweredreaming,’shesaid.
Theyhadbreakfastontheroofofthehotel,akindofmeadow,studdedwithstripedumbrellasandwhatseemedtoCaseanunnaturalnumberoftrees.HetoldherabouthisattempttobuzztheBerneAI.Thewholequestionofbuggingseemedtohavebecomeacademic.IfArmitageweretappingthem,he’dbedoingitthroughWintermute.
`Anditwaslikereal?’sheasked,hermouthfullofcheesecroissant.`Likesimstim?’
Hesaiditwas.`Realasthis,’headded,lookingaround.`Maybemore.’
Thetreesweresmall,gnarled,impossiblyold,theresultofgeneticengineeringandchemicalmanipulation.
