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Chapter 10
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MaelcumproducedawhitelumpoffoamslightlysmallerthanCase’shead,fishedapearl-handledswitchbladeonagreennylonlanyardoutofthehippocketofhistatteredshortsandcarefullyslittheplastic.HeextractedarectangularobjectandpassedittoCase.`Thaspartsomegun,mon?’
`No,’Casesaid,turningitover,`butit’saweapon.It’svirus.’
`Notonthisboytug,mon,’Maelcumsaidfirmly,reachingforthesteelcassette.
`Aprogram.Virusprogram.Can’tgetintoyou,can’tevengetintoyoursoftware.I’vegottointerfaceitthroughthedeck,beforeitcanworkonanything.’
`Well.Japan-mon,hesaysHosakahere’lltellyoueverywhatan’wherefore,youwannaknow.’
`Okay.Well,youleavemetoit,okay?’
Maelcumkickedoffanddriftedpastthepilotconsole,busyinghimselfwithacaulkgun.Casehastilylookedawayfromthewavingfrondsoftransparentcaulk.Hewasn’tsurewhy,butsomethingaboutthembroughtbackthenauseaofSAS.
`Whatisthisthing?’heaskedtheHosaka.`Parcelforme.’
`DatatransferfromBockrisSystemsGmbH,Frankfurt,advises,undercodedtransmission,thatcontentofshipmentisKuangGradeMarkElevenpenetrationprogram.BockrisfurtheradvisesthatinterfacewithOno-SendaiCyberspace7isentirelycompatibleandyieldsoptimalpenetrationcapabilities,particularlywithregardtoexistingmilitarysystems...
