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           ThepassportArmitagehadgivenhim,thebankchipinthesamename,thecreditchiphe’dbeenissuedwhenhe’denteredFreeside,twodermsofthebetaphenethylaminehe’dboughtfromBruce,arollofNewYen,halfapackofYeheyuans,andtheshuriken.HetossedtheFreesidechipoverhisshoulders,hearditclickofftheRussianscrubber.Hewasabouttodothesamewiththesteelstar,butthereboundingcreditchipclippedthebackofhisskull,spunoff,strucktheceiling,andtumbledpastMaelcum’sleftshoulder.TheZioniteinterruptedhispilotingtoglarebackathim.Caselookedattheshuriken,thentuckeditintohisjacketpocket,hearingtheliningtear.

           `Youmissin’th’Mute,mon,’Maelcumsaid.`Mutesayhemessin’th’securityforGarvey.Garveydockin’as’notherboat,boatthey’spectin’outofBabylon.Mutebroadcastin’codesforus.’

           `Wegonnawearthesuits?’

           `Tooheavy.’Maelcumshrugged.`Stayinweb’tilItellyou.’Hetappedafinalsequenceintothemoduleandgrabbedthewornpinkhandholdsoneithersideofthenavigationboard.Casesawthegreensquareshrinkafinalfewmillimeterstooverlaptheredsquare.Onthesmallerscreen,Haniwaloweredherbowtomissthecurveofthespindleandwassnared.Garveywasstillslungbeneathherlikeacaptivegrub.Thetugrang,shuddered.Twostylizedarmssprangouttogriptheslenderwaspshape.Straylightextrudedatentativeyellowrectanglethatcurved,gropingpastHaniwaforGarvey