Chapter 23

           

           Iwalkedsouth.

           Overmyhead,autocabswoveinandoutofthetrafficwithprogrammedhyper-efficiencyandswoopedoccasionallytogroundlevelinattemptstostimulatecustom.Theweatherabovethetrafficflowwasonthechange,greycloudcoverracinginfromthewestandoccasionalspotsofrainhittingmycheekwhenIlookedup.Ileftthecabsalone.Goprimitive,VirginiaVidaurawouldhavesaid.WithanAIgunningforyou,youronlyhopeistodropoutoftheelectronicplane.Ofcourse,onabattlefieldthat’salotmoreeasilydone.Plentyofmudandchaostohidein.Amoderncityunbombedisalogisticalnightmareforthiskindofevasion.Everybuilding,everyvehicle,everystreetisjackedintotheweb,andeverytransactionyoumaketagsyouforthedatahounds.

           Ifoundabattered-lookingcurrencydispenserandreplenishedmythinningsheafofplastifiednotesfromit.ThenIbackeduptwoblocksandwenteastuntilIfoundapubliccallbox.Isearchedthroughmypockets,cameupwithacard,settledthecalltradesonmyheadanddialled.

           Therewasnoimage.Nosoundofconnection.Thiswasaninternalchip.Thevoicespokebrusquelyoutofablankscreen.

           "Whoisthis?"

           "Yougavemeyourcard,"Isaid,"incaseofanythingmajor.Well,nowitseemsthere’ssomethingprettyfuckingmajorweneedtotalkabout,doctor.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 373 из 668