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Chapter 5
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`Slowitdownalittle,’Casesaid.
`Berne,’theFinnsaid,ignoringhim.`Berne.It’sgotlimitedSwisscitizenshipundertheirequivalentoftheActof’53.BuiltforTessier-AshpoolS.A.Theyownthemainframeandtheoriginalsoftware.’
`What’sinBerne,okay?’Casedeliberatelysteppedbetweenthem.
`WintermuteistherecognitioncodeforanAI.I’vegottheTuringRegistrynumbers.Artificialintelligence.’
`That’salljustfine,’Mollysaid,`butwhere’sitgetus?’
`IfYonderboy’sright,’theFinnsaid,`thisAIisbackingArmitage.’
`IpaidLarrytohavetheModernsnosearoundArmitagealittle,’Mollyexplained,turningtoCase.`Theyhavesomeveryweirdlinesofcommunication.Dealwas,they’dgetmymoneyiftheyansweredonequestion:who’srunningArmitage?’
`Andyouthinkit’sthisAI?Thosethingsaren’tallowedanyautonomy.It’llbetheparentcorporation,thisTessle...’
`Tessier-AshpoolS.A.,’saidtheFinn.`AndIgotalittlestoryforyouaboutthem.Wannahear?’Hesatdownandhunchedforward.
`Finn,’Mollysaid.`Helovesastory.’
`Haven’tevertoldanybodythisone,’theFinnbegan.
TheFinnwasafence,atraffickerinstolengoods,primarilyinsoftware.
