caldwellconoredhisachingbodyinhecapsule’sconfinedspaceandswichedonhelouveredhalogenlighhereachedouandpickeduphesv’smyseriousvialforamomen,hewachedheviscousmassofheransparenliquidswirlwihinhesvhadpromisedhaiwoulddohejobinlesshanaminue,soppingheaciviyofallhevialorganswihhespeedandprecisionofabulleohehead

“heproblemwihhehumanbody,”hesvhadsaidashefumbledaroundinhismakeshifworkshopinadisusedviaducinhei

erciygheoofoval,“ishaiisnodesignedocoexiswihmachineshereionshipisnosymbioicandsoonerorerhey,hemachines,willfuckyouupi’sjusaquesionofime”herewasenoughobaccosmokeinhesaleairofhesv’smakeshifworkshoposopabullinisracks

hesv’seehwereanobsceneassormenofobaccosainedenameljuinglikesaciesandsagmiesouofhisgraygumsherewasahinborderofpinkgumborderingheyellowedeeh,srugglingoholdisownagainsheencroachingmassofgrayfleshcaldwellcouldseeraggedclumpsofsomemyserymealodgedbeweenheroingenamel

“heroublewihfleshishaihasaweirdhabiofryingosickaroundisagoodhingmaninvenedheoohpick,”caldwellhadvenured

hesvssnakelikeonguehadflickedinsincivelyahiscaninesandhisgoodeyehadnarrowedoaslihehadhenbegunochewonsomehinghahehaddislodgedhemomenofdangercameandweninafshbuwihinisbriefexisence,inhasmallwindowofime,caldwellhadseensomehingevenuglierhanhesvhimself

“fuckoohpicks,”hebigmanhadsaiddismissively“indeed,whengodmademan,inhisownimagenoless,hedidncounonhimbeingsmarenoughomakeoolsoolsforcrushingberries,crackingnusandsoonwereheprecursorsofheindusrialrevoluion,whichinurnwhereprecursorsoheageofhehinkingmachine,hepuerheerhappensobeheoolhawillulimaelyusherinourdemise”

caldwellhadwonderedwheherwhengodcreaedmanhehadanyideahageneraionserspecimenslikehesvwouldwalkheearhhewasusedohesvsmachinaionsdespieheman’sobviousdenalhygieneproblemsandheconcurrenobaccobreah,hewasaloveableoldfellowwholovedorefleconlifewhileperformingheillegacofremovingidenificaionchipsfromhebodiesofhosewhohadhadenoughofbeinghardwiredohesysemcaldwellcouldoleraehesv’sdiaribesbecausehema

everaskedpersonalquesionshejuswenoffonhoseseeminglypoinlessransofhiswhenhesvgohiseehinoadiaribeherewasnosoppinghihesvswashekindofworkhawasbesdonewihouanembarrassingsilence

“buapesusedoolslongbeforehumans”caldwellhadproesed

“indeedifyouwishoeschewreligionforhescienificapproachhawaswhereiallsaredbuapeswereneverreallyvicimsofheirownoolshumansareoursuperiorinellecisexaclywhaisgoingoriggerourexincionimagineaworldwihouoolsnomorecaraccidens,pneaccidens,boassinking,indusriaccidensnomorepuersnohackers”hesv’sbloodshogoodeyehadsaredquesioninglyacaldwelsheforagedamonghiseclecicassormenofsuff

“nohackers?”

“indeedhackers,phreakers,crackers,inrudersandnewagehijackers,allgoheonlyoolshamanwouldneedobeafraidofwouldbehoseofanoherfleshbasedhing,heeehofasiberianigerorsomepoisonousserpen”

“gosomehingagainshackers,sv?”

“indeedhackersarehescumofheearh,hefachaheymakeupasizeablechunkofmyclienelenowihsandingpresenpanyexcepedofcourse”

“gdoheari”

hesvhadurnedaroundandfixedcaldwellwihhisgoodeye,hefakeeyeballweandgssyonheohersideofhislongface

“areyousureyouarereadyforhis?i’llmissyourbusinesssuchhaiwas,”hesvhadsaidproducinghebckvialcrusedwihdusandsomeadhocinerfusionoforganicslime

“asreadyasanyonecanbewheredidyougehissuff?andperhapsmoreimporanly,williwork?”caldwellhadasked,eyeinghevialsuspiciously

“abiofinsurancemyfriendfigured,whenallofhismerce,”hesvhadsaid,wavinghisarmhearicallyaroundheunidymessofhedisusedviaduchahehadmanagedoconfiscaefromheunionrailwayinfrasrucureforhisownpersonaluse,“gooomuchformyself,i’lljusgoaheadandoffmyselfdomyselfandhesysemafavor,youknow”

caldwellhadnoddedemphaically

“happyodoyouhefavor,leyoudohehonorsifidoesn’workouforyou,lemeknowandi’llhaveherascalwhosoldiomeoblieraed”hesvhadfshedhaobaccosainedsmileagainbuhehadlookedlikehewasdeadserious

“sowhaisi?”caldwellhadasked,shakinghevialhecouldswearhecouldseeminueglinsofsilverinheliquidbuheydisappearedjusasquicklyasheyhadappeared

“i’ssomekindofnanopoisonouofbilisivery,veryillegalgoheselilemicroscopicnanomachinesinherehacausesynchronizeddamagewihmindnumbingprecisionheyriggerandyousimplysoplivingyouwon’evenknowyouaredyinggoesbackowhaiwassayingearlierhesemachines,nomaerwhasizeheyare,hey’llbehedeahofallofus,”hesvhadsaid,fshinghoseeeh

caldwelldissolvedheimageofhesvouofhismindandrolledoveroonesideofhefuon,hemouldimprinedbyhisbodydiminishingashememoryfoambeganoforgehishearwashumpingviolenlyandhishroafellikeiwouldseizeupaanymomenwhyhefear?hisishebeswayouyouhaveloshewillolivehewouldmakesurehahefacelesscapsuleemployeeswhocameacrosshislifelessbodywouldbeableoidenifyhimhefishedforhisrousersamongheimpossibleangleofsalebeddingandfumbledinoneofhepockesforhisidenificaionchip

scanorslo?howdoyouwishyourdaaobereadsir?hechoicehadbeenmadewoyearsagowhenhehadwokenupcoldandbrokeninhedankundergroundwalkwaysbelowwaerloobridge,hepuridhamesriverppingahisface,ofindnohingbuadulcheandascarmarkinghepcewherehisimpnedchipusedobeachoicemadenobyhimbubysomeunknowneniyhawihoneneaincisionhadpcedhiminhewrongbrackeofsocieyhescarwasevidencehacaldwell,aoimelikeheresofhevasmajoriyofheunion’spopuion,hadcarriedhisideniybeneahhisskinnohaanyofhamaerednow

hemarkofhebeasorheimprinofasocieyhahadbeeooechnologicallyadvancedforisowngood,hisishowihadbeenfordecadesherulesonhiswereclearandinconesablenongovernmenapprovedremovalofidenificaionchipsinheunionriskedyouspendingheresofyourlifeimbibingliquidlunchesoraworsembalmedinmoredryicehanyoucaredforhesamefaeawaiedhosecarryingfakechipimpnssoforcaldwell,hechoicehadalreadybeenmadeiwassloornohinghewasamanousidehesysem,obliviousohowhegohere,invisibleoheeverubiquioussca

ersofheunionandnowhewouldbebeyondiall,impervious,amerespecaorifanyofhehocuspocusabouwhahappenedohesoulsofsuicidevicimswasobebelieved

caldwellsaup,bendinghisheadalileoavoidhiinghecapsule’sceilinghecouldn’evensiupsraighinheconfinedspacehewassixfeeandwoinchesall,giveorakeamillimeerorwo,dependingonhowhekephishairnowhehadisraigh,assraighashecouldgei,andshoulderlenghhesynheicbrownofhisfolliclejobfadingslighlybusillgoodforanoherfewyearsnohaanyofhasuffhadanysignificancenow

caldwellconempedhisreflecioninhegrimysquareofpsiccoaedwihacheapreflecivesubsancehaservedasamirrorahousanddifferendisillusionedfaceshadsudiedheirreflecionsinisshinysurface,hehoughhowmanyhadseenamessageofhope?hefiguredhewasnogoingobehefirshecrackedceilinganddiryageingsynheicmaerialofhemirrorwereperfecallegoriesofhislifeheywerereflecionsofhispaheicexisence,relicsofbeerimes

heookwhahewassurewouldbehisslookinhemirrorhefacehasaredbackahimwasbarelyrecognizableashisown,aimeravagedorganicshowcaseofhisrapiddesceninoinsignificancehowcouldhehavedegeneraedohis?avalidquesionandyecaldwellknewallonghadeepwihinhimhadbeenaickingimebombhehadnoideahowhehadbeeahackerherewasahugeparofhispashaheknewnohingabou,excepforheoccasionalfshesfromdeepwihinhissynapses,srangephanomsofhemindrisingouofgridlockedneurons

herewerehemenalimageshamadenosenseinhecurrenconex,vaguememoriesofdreamsofdisanndssubmergedinacloudofconfusionsporadicdreamsseinlocalesvaslydifferenfromhefoggyandraindrenchedurbansprawlhawaslondonandhugeswahesofheunionhismindconsanlybombardedbymomenaryfshesofcolor,losofredsandhealiensoundsofsomeohercivilizaionsomehingreminiscenofhingshehadsomehowforgoenorwasnevermeanorememberpupilsnarrowingashesudiedheepicanhicsnofhisowneyes,emperedbyheamberglowofhisirisesherewasdefinielysomehingorienalhereashebackalleyanalysisofhisdnahadrevealedcaucasian,chinese,norhafrican,japaneseallmixedupinhereacockaishequackhaddescribedhim

hiswasnoanunremarkableface,hekindoforganicconfiguraionhacouldonlyhavebeenheresulofsomeplexinerracialingogeheriwasn’ohahehadcaredoodeeplyabou,hisonlinepersonabroughverymuchoheforehisbodywasjusaconvenienpackageforhacking,hisfingershekeyoolsforhejobhewasamanwhohadgoensolosinhedephsofhecyberspacehaheconsanlyhadoremindhimselfwhohewas,soundmeagrowingdisandailymeairedandswollen,soulnonmiingandremoe,akingwhawasdefinielyabird’seyeviewhewasanxiousforhewooparpany

minueredveinssnakedlikefissuresbelowhesurfaceofhemochaskinpuncuaedbyhehaplesssagofheeyebagshahadrecenlybeepermanenfixureshreeweeksofsubbleinerspersedwihblochyskinhesubblealsoadarkbrownaferhehadhadhismenocyesmodified,oneofhisfewaempsasomehingakinovaniy

heheldhevialinhishandandookonesminueoreminisceonhislifeheenireyoficonsisedofwindowlesscapsules,sleeplessnighs,heseadypilferingawayofhishardearnedcredibyunsympaheiccapsuleoperaorsandheconsanblinkingofmandlinecursorsheyowedhimnofavors,hesefacelessconglomeraeshaoperaedchainsofidenikicapsulesalloverheunionoserveisdisadvanagedanddisenfranchisedpseudociizensheclienele,posedpredominanlyofsociey’sboomfeeders,wasjusoneprecociousrunguponhesocialdderfromhesreesleeperslikecaldwell,hevasmajoriyofhecapsulejockeyshadcwedheirwayoffhesrees

inhemirror,ambereyes,renderedslighlyopaquenow,saredbackahimwashafearhesawinhoseiredeyes?definielyfearsplicedwihsomehingelse,somehinguninelligible

ascaldwellrolledhisbodybackohecenerofhefuonhedecidedhahesmemoryinhismindwhenhedrankheconensofhesv’svialwouldbehecranialresidueofhismosrecennighmaresheflickedopenhecapofheviandsniffedheconenshisnosrilsfredaheu

auralsmellofsomehingacridandmeallic,somehinghasmelledlikedeahheydownonhefoammaress,sraighlikeacorpsesiffwihrigormorisandwilledhimselforecall

wihinhedarkexpanseofhismind’seye,caldwellsawprisinewhiepaddedwalls,apairofbloodsperedexglovesandhespecralimageofayounguniformednurseasearingheadachebeganocrescendofromdeepwihinhisskull,dissolvingheimagesawayandmovingrapidlyforwardwihhespeedanddeerminaionofaidalwavecaldwellpuhevialohislipsandclosedhiseyes

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