Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 12

           Financialconsiderationsaside,shecouldbebroughtbacktolifeonthespinofadisc.OnHarlan’sWorldshe’dbetemporarilyre-sleevedforthecourthearing,albeitprobablyinasynthetic,andoncetheverdictcamedownthere’dbeaVictimSupportsupplementfromthestateaddedtowhateverpolicyherfamilyalreadyheld.Ninecasesoutoftenthatwasenoughmoneytoensurere-sleevingofsomesort.Death,whereisthysting?

           Ididn’tknowiftheyhadVSsupplementsonearth.KristinOrtega’sangrymonologuetwonightsagoseemedtosuggestnot,butatleasttherewasthepotentialtobringthisgirlbacktolife.Somewhereonthisfucked-upplanet,someguruhadordainedotherwise,andLouise,aliasAnenome,hadqueuedupwithhowmanyotherstoratifytheinsanity.

           Humanbeings.Neverfigurethemout.

           Thecartiltedandthecorpserolledunpleasantlyagainstmeaswespiralleddown.Somethingwetseepedthroughthelegofmytrousers.Icouldfeelmyselfstartingtosweatwiththefear.Theyweregoingtodecantmeintosomefleshwithnoneoftheresistancetopainthatmycurrentsleevehad.AndwhileIwasimprisonedthere,theycoulddowhatevertheylikedtothatsleeve,uptoandincludingphysicallykillingit.

           Andthentheywouldstartagain,inafreshbody.

           Or,iftheywerereallysophisticated,theycouldjackmyconsciousnessintoavirtualmatrixsimilartotheonesusedinpsychosurgery,anddothewholethingelectronically.

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