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           Intoherdarkness,achurningsynaesthesia,whereherpainwasthetasteofoldiron,scentofmelon,wingsofamothbrushinghercheek.Shewasunconscious,andhewasbarredfromherdreams.Whentheopticchipflared,thealphanumericswerehaloed,eachoneringedwithafaintpinkaura.

           07:29:40.

           `I’mveryunhappywiththis,Peter.’3Jane’svoiceseemedtoarrivefromahollowdistance.Mollycouldhear,herealized,thencorrectedhimself.Thesimstimunitwasintactandstillinplace;hecouldfeelitdiggingagainstherribs.Herearsregisteredthevibrationsofthegirl’svoice.Rivierasaidsomethingbriefandindistinct.`ButIdon’t,’shesaid,`anditisn’tfun.Hideowillbringamedicalunitdownfromintensivecare,butthisneedsasurgeon.’

           Therewasasilence.Verydistinctly,Caseheardthewaterlapagainstthesideofthepool.

           `Whatwasthatyouweretellingher,whenIcameback?’Rivierawasveryclosenow.

           `Aboutmymother.Sheaskedmeto.Ithinkshewasinshock,asidefromHideo’sinjection.Whydidyoudothattoher?’

           `Iwantedtoseeiftheywouldbreak.’

           `Onedid.Whenshecomesaround-ifshecomesaround-we’llseewhatcolorhereyesare.’

           `She’sextremelydangerous.Toodangerous.IfIhadn’tbeenheretodistracther,tothrowupAshpooltodistractherandmyownHideotodrawherlittlebomb,wherewouldyoube?Inherpower.