Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 39

           Ortegagruntedinrecognitionaswebankedabovetheencampment.

           "Youknowthisplace?"

           "Placeslikeit.Griftertown.Seethatdishinthecentre?They’vegotitwebbedintosomeoldgeosynchweatherplatform,givesthemfreeaccesstoanythinginthehemisphere.ThisplaceprobablyaccountsforasinglefigurepercentageofallthedatacrimeontheWestCoast."

           "Theynevergetbusted?"

           "Depends."Ortegaputthecruiserdownonthelakeshoreashortdistancefromthenearestbubblefabs."Thewayitstands,thesepeoplekeeptheoldorbitalstickingover.Withoutthem,someone’dhavetopayfordecommissioningandthat’skindofpricey.Solongasthestufftheyturnoverissmall-scale,noonebothers.TransmissionFelonyDivisionhavegotbiggerdiscstospin,andnooneelseisinterested.Youcoming?"

           Iclimbedoutandwewalkedalongtheshorelinetotheencampment.Fromtheair,theplacehadhadacertainstructuraluniformity,butnowIcouldseethatthebubblefabswereallpaintedwithbrightlycolouredpicturesorabstractpatterns.Notwodesignswerealike,althoughIcoulddiscernthesameartistichandatworkinseveraloftheexampleswepassed.Inaddition,alotofthe‘fabswerefittedoutwithporchcanopies,secondaryextensionbulgesandinsomecasesevenmorepermanentlogcabinannexes.Clothinghungonlinesbetweenthebuildingsandsmallchildrenranabout,gettingcheerfullyfilthy.

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