Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 13

           Howevermuchyoumagnifyandreelindetail,itcan’ttellyouifcrimeisgenerallyontheincrease,orwhattimethecitizensgotobed.Itcan’ttellyouifthemayorisplanningtoteardowntheoldquarter,ifthepolicearecorrupt,orwhatstrangethingshavebeenhappeningatNumberFifty-One,AngelWharf.Andthefactthatyoucanbreakdownthemosaicintoboxes,moveitaroundandreassembleitelsewheremakesnodifference.Somethingsyouwillonlyeverlearnbygoingintothatcityandtalkingtotheinhabitants.

           DigitalHumanStoragehasn’tmadeinterrogationobsolescent,it’sjustbroughtbackthebasics.Adigitisedmindisonlyasnapshot.Youdon’tcaptureindividualthoughtsanymorethanasatelliteimagecapturesanindividuallife.ApsychosurgeoncanpickoutmajortraumasonanEllismodel,andmakeafewbasicguessesaboutwhatneedstobedone,butintheendshe’sstillgoingtohavetogenerateavirtualenvironmentinwhichtocounselherpatient,andgointhereanddoit.Interrogators,whoserequirementsaresomuchmorespecific,haveanevenworsetime.

           Whatd.h.storagehasdoneismakeitpossibletotortureahumanbeingtodeath,andthenstartagain.Withthatoptionavailable,hypnoticanddrug-basedquestioningwentoutthewindowlongago.Itwastooeasytoprovidethenecessarychemicalormentalcounterconditioninginthoseforwhomthissortofthingwasahazardoftheirtrade.

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