Нейромант
Chapter 1
HistotalassetswerequicklyconvertedtoNewYen,afatsheafoftheoldpapercurrencythatcirculatedendlesslythroughtheclosedcircuitoftheworld’sblackmarketsliketheseashellsoftheTrobriandislanders.ItwasdifficulttotransactlegitimatebusinesswithcashintheSprawl;inJapan,itwasalreadyillegal.
InJapan,he’dknownwithaclenchedandabsolutecertainty,he’dfindhiscure.InChiba.Eitherinaregisteredclinicorintheshadowlandofblackmedicine.Synonymouswithimplants,nerve-splicing,andmicrobionics,ChibawasamagnetfortheSprawl’stechno-criminalsubcultures.
InChiba,he’dwatchedhisNewYenvanishinatwo-monthroundofexaminationsandconsultations.Themenintheblackclinics,hislasthope,hadadmiredtheexpertisewithwhichhe’dbeenmaimed,andthenslowlyshakentheirheads.
Nowhesleptinthecheapestcoffins,theonesnearesttheport,beneaththequartz-halogenfloodsthatlitthedocksallnightlikevaststages;whereyoucouldn’tseethelightsofTokyofortheglareofthetelevisionsky,noteventhetoweringhologramlogooftheFujiElectricCompany,andTokyoBaywasablackexpansewheregullswheeledabovedriftingshoalsofwhitestyrofoam.Behindtheportlaythecity,factorydomesdominatedbythevastcubesofcorporatearcologies.Portandcityweredividedbyanarrowborderlandofolderstreets,anareawithnoofficialname.NightCity,withNinseiitsheart.
