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Chapter 23

           "

           "Whichwas?"

           Shegavemeanothercandidlook."Thatyouwereadangerouspsychopath.Akillingmachineturnedrabid.Andthat,whateverthereasons,itwouldn’tbeagoodideatohaveyouswimmingthedataflowsuntagged.Notellingwhereyoucouldneedlecasttoonceyou’reoutoftherealworld.AndIboughtit.Heshowedmethefilestheyhaveonyou.Oh,hewasn’tstupid.No.Iwas."

           IthoughtofLeilaBeginandourtalkofpsychopathsonthevirtualbeach.Ofmyownflippantresponses.

           "Sullivanwouldn’tbethefirstpersontocallmeapsychopath.Andyouwouldn’tbethefirstpersontobuyiteither.TheEnvoys,well,it’s…"Ishruggedandlookedaway."It’salabel.Simplificationforpublicconsumption."

           "Theysayalotofyouturned.ThattwentypercentoftheseriouscrimeintheProtectorateiscausedbyrenegadeEnvoys.Isittrue?"

           "Thepercentage?"Istaredawaythroughtherain."Iwouldn’tknow.Therearealotofusoutthere,yes.There’snotmuchelsetodoonceyou’vebeendischargedfromtheCorps.Theywon’tletyouintoanythingthatmightleadtoapositionofpowerorinfluence.Onmostworldsyou’rebarredfromholdingpublicoffice.NobodytrustsEnvoys,andthatmeansnopromotion.Noprospects.Noloans,nocredit."

           Iturnedbacktoher."Andthestuffwe’vebeentrainedtodoissoclosetocrime,there’salmostnodifference.

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