Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 29

           That’sstrictlyalower-classthing,isit?"

           "No,itisn’t,"saidOrtegaevenly."Butifanyonewithmoneywantstoplayattorturer,theycanaffordtodoitinvirtual.SomeoftheHousesrunvirtualsnuff,buttheyrunitbecauseit’slegal,andthere’snothingwecandoaboutit.Andthat’sthewaytheylikeit."

           Idrewadeepbreath."Kristin,someonewastakingmetoseeKawaharaonboardHeadintheClouds.SomeonefromtheWeiClinic.AndifKawaharaisinvolvedintheWestCoastHouses,thentheywilldoanythingthatturnsaprofit,becauseshewilldoanything,anythingatall.YouwantedabigbadMethtobelievein?ForgetBancroft,he’spracticallyapriestincomparison.KawaharagrewupinFissionCity,dealinganti-radiationdrugstothefamiliesoffuelrodworkers.Doyouknowwhatawatercarrieris?"

           Sheshookherhead.

           "InFissionCityit’swhattheyusedtocallthegangenforcers.See,ifsomeonerefusedtopayprotection,orinformedtothepolice,orjustdidn’tjumpfastenoughwhenthelocalyakuzabosssaidfrog,thestandardpunishmentwastodrinkcontaminatedwater.Theenforcersusedtocarryitaroundinshieldedflasks,siphonedofflow-gradereactorcoolingsystems.They’dturnupattheoffender’shouseonenightandtellhimhowmuchhehadtodrink.Hisfamilywouldbemadetowatch.Ifhedidn’tdrink,they’dstartcuttinghisfamilyonebyoneuntilhedid.

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