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Chapter 21

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           "Thatistoobad.It’sanexperienceweshouldallberequiredtogothroughatleastonce."

           "Kindofhardtolegislate."

           Beginlookedatmesidelong."Inthatsleeve,youlooklikeamanacquaintedwithloss,butthat’sthesurface.Areyouwhatyouappear,Mr.Kovacs?Areyouacquaintedwithloss?Irretrievableloss,we’rediscussing.Areyouacquaintedwiththat?"

           "Ithinkso,"Isaid,morestifflythanI’dintended.

           "ThenyouwillunderstandmyfeelingsaboutMiriamBancroft.OnEarth,corticalstacksarefittedafterbirth."

           "WhereIcomefromtoo."

           "Ilostthatchild.Noamountoftechnologywillbringitback."

           Icouldn’ttelliftherisingtideofemotioninLeilaBegin’svoicewasrealorcontrived,butIwaslosingfocus.Icutbacktostart.

           "Thatdoesn’tgiveMiriamBancroftamotiveforkillingherhusband."

           "Ofcourseitdoes."Beginfavouredmewiththesidelongglanceagain,andtherewasanotherbittersmileonherface."IwasnotanisolatedincidentinLaurensBancroft’slife.Howdoyouthinkhemetme?"

           "InOakland,Iheard."

           Thesmileblossomedintoahardlaugh."Veryeuphemistic.Yes,hecertainlymetmeinOakland.HemetmeatwhattheyusedtocalltheMeatRack.Notaveryclassyplace.Laurensneededtodegrade,Mr.Kovacs.That’swhatmadehimhard.

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