Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 7

           Todoanyrealdamage,you’dhavetobreakinandgetpastallthesecuritysystemstwice."

           Imadepolitenoises.

           "Oursatelliteuplinkoperatesthroughanetworkofnolessthaneighteensecureclearingorbitalplatforms,leasedinrandomsequence."Nymanwasgettingcarriedawaywithhisownsalespitch.HeseemedtohaveforgottenthatneitherPrescottnormyselfwereinthemarketforPsychaSec’sservices."Noorbitalisleasedformorethantwentysecondsatatime.Remotestorageupdatescomeinvianeedlecast,withnowaytopredictthetransmissionroute."

           Strictlyspeaking,thatwasn’ttrue.Givenanartificialintelligenceofsufficientsizeandinclination,you’dgetitrightsoonerorlater,butthiswasclutchingatstraws.ThekindofenemieswhousedAIstogetatyoudidn’tneedtofinishyouoffwithaparticleblastertothehead.Iwaslookinginthewrongplace.

           "CanIgetaccesstoBancroft’sclones?"IaskedPrescottabruptly.

           "Fromalegalpointofview?"Prescottshrugged."Mr.Bancroft’sinstructionsgiveyoucarteblancheasfarasIknow."

           Carteblanche?Prescotthadbeenspringingtheseonmeallmorning.Thewordsalmosthadthetasteoftheheavyparchment.ItwaslikesomethinganAlainMarriottcharacterwouldsayinaSettlementyearsflic.

           Well,you’reonEarthnow.IturnedtoNyman,whonoddedgrudgingly.

           "Therearesomeprocedures,"hesaid.

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