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Chapter 2

           Whathappenstothebodies?"

           Themanoppositememadeathrowawaygesture."Soldoff,brokendownfortransplants.Dependsonthefamily."

           Iturnedawayandstaredoutofthewindow.

           "Somethingthematter,Kovacs?"

           IfacedOrtegawithafreshsmilegrippingmyface.ItfeltasifIwasgettingquitegoodatthem.

           "No,no.Iwasjustthinking.It’slikeadifferentplanet."

           Thatcrackedthemup.

           SuntouchHouse

           October2nd

           Takeshi-san,

           Whenyoureceivethisletter,youwilldoubtlessbesomewhatdisoriented.Ioffermysincereapologiesforthis,butIhavebeenassuredthatthetrainingyouunderwentwiththeEnvoyCorpsshouldenableyoutodealwiththesituation.Similarly,IassureyouthatIwouldnothavesubjectedyoutoanyofthishadmyownsituationnotbeendesperate.

           MynameisLaurensBancroft.Comingasyoudofromthecolonies,thismaynotmeananythingtoyou.SufficeittosaythatIamarichandpowerfulmanhereonEarth,andhavemademanyenemiesasaresult.SixweeksagoIwasmurdered,anactwhichthepolice,forreasonsoftheirown,havechosentoregardassuicide.SincethemurderersultimatelyfailedIcanonlyassumethattheywilltryagainand,inviewofthepoliceattitude,theymaywellsucceed.

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