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Chapter 12

           TheaugmentduckedaroundhimandIkickedout,connectinghardwithnoseandmouth.Ayelpandhewentdown.Thekiddroppedtohisknees,keeningandnursinghisshatteredelbow.Thegiantsurgedforwardandfetchedupwiththestiffenedfingersofmyrighthandacentimetrefromhiseyes.

           "Don’t,"Isaidquietly

           Thekidmoanedonthegroundatourfeet.Behindhim,thecanineaugmentlaywherethekickhadthrownhim,twitchingfeebly.Thegiantcrouchedbetweenthem,bighandsreachingasiftocomfort.Helookedupatme,muteaccusationforsomethinginhisface.

           Ibackedawaydownthealleyaboutadozenmetres,thenturnedandsprinted.Letmytailworkhiswaythroughthatandcatchmeup.

           Thealleymadearight-angleturnbeforespillingoutontoanothercrowdedstreet.IturnedthecornerandletmyspeedrundownsothatIemergedintothestreetatafastwalk.Turningleft,Ishoulderedmywayintothemidstofthecrowdandstartedlookingforstreetsigns.

           OutsideJerry’s,thewomanwasstilldancing,imprisonedinthecocktailglass.Theclubsignwasalightandbusinessseemed,ifanything,tobebriskerthanthepreviousnight.Smallknotsofpeoplecameandwentbeneaththeflexingarmsofthedoorrobot,andthedealersI’dinjuredduringthefightwiththeMongolianhadbeenreplacedseveraltimesover.

           Icrossedthestreetandstoodbeforetherobotwhileitpaddedmedown,andthesynthvoicesaid,"Clear.

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