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 Boone motioned the unit forward with a curt, pointed air-punch.
-The squad fanned left and right. They deployed the four-hand doc-clearing technique. [[Aggie]] went left. She swivelled in and barked, “clear”. [[Algernon Farquhar|Algy]] went right.  He swivelled in and barked, “clear”.
+The squad fanned left and right. They deployed the four-hand doc-clearing technique.
+[[Aggie]] went left. She swivelled in and barked, “clear”.
+[[Algernon Farquhar|Algy]] went right. He swivelled in and barked, “clear”.
 [[Sir Jerrold Baxter-Morley, Q.C.|Baxter-Morley]] went route one. He kicked over a drum and barked, “clear”.
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 ''Okay, everyone hold still, now.''
-The diff-sensor swept for [[Semantic structure|semantic]] content. A.J. watched the display. The hourglass flipped. It flipped again. After a few moments it rendered:  ''zeroes across the board''.
+The diff-sensor swept for [[Semantic structure|semantic]] content. A.J. watched the display. The hourglass flipped. It flipped again. After a few moments it rendered: ''zeroes across the board''.
 “We’re clean, sir. No blues, no reds. Zilch material alterations. The text-field is Delta-1 as we left it.”
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 Boone looked up at his 2IC. “We have ''movement''”
-The old veteran leaned in.  She peered at the display. She whistled. she caught the commander’s eye. “It ''could be'', you know, Boone.”
+The old veteran leaned in. She peered at the display. She whistled. she caught the commander’s eye. “It ''could be'', you know, Boone.”
-Even as she said it, Boone knew it.  “Yeah.”
+Even as she said it, Boone knew it. “Yeah.”
 “What, sir? ''What''?” A.J. hissed.
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 At the back of the room, a dusty murmur in the rubble. Something moved. Another groan. Some planking shifted in the wrecked cube.
-The kid looked up at the commander. Boone caught the yearning.  The boy ''wanted'' it.
+The kid looked up at the commander. Boone caught the yearning. The boy ''wanted'' it.
 Boone nodded. “Careful, lad.” He nodded. He let him off the leash.
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 Boone yukked. The squad yukked. “That’s solid A grade material, Agster. Love your work.”
-The Squidboy wore a lapel badge. It said “{{Caps|Renfield}}”  [[A.J.]] nudged him with his boot. All the signs. Tell-tale blue/red track-change marks running up his arm. Tossed-out [[rider]]s and [[mark-up]] littered the splintered cubicle. A half-done [[CBT]] module cycled lazily on his screen.
+The Squidboy wore a lapel badge. It said “{{Caps|Renfield}}” [[A.J.]] nudged him with his boot. All the signs. Tell-tale blue/red track-change marks running up his arm. Tossed-out [[rider]]s and [[mark-up]] littered the splintered cubicle. A half-done [[CBT]] module cycled lazily on his screen.
 The kid hacked out a wet splutter, shook his head and staggered up. Chalk motes lifted off his suit.
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 “What?”
-“The answer. It’s D.  “All of the above”.”
+“The answer. It’s D. “All of the above”.”
 “Oh, right. Sweet.” The kid clacked keys and hit return. The Wang went blank.
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 Boone opened up the comlink on back to base. “He’s pretty far gone, Aggie. I think it’s stale. But he’s packing a red herring. Take no chances.”
-The squid kid said,  “I teach you the Superman.” He clawed back the pitch book.
+The squid kid said, “I teach you the Superman.” He clawed back the pitch book.
 A.J. tried to grab it but the squid hung on tight. He hugged it close to his heart.
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 [[A.J.]] goggled. “What is it?”
-The squid’s eyes glowed. They rolled in their sockets.  All he could do was mutter, over and over, “''I have seen the future. I can get you a piece.''”
+The squid’s eyes glowed. They rolled in their sockets. All he could do was mutter, over and over, “''I have seen the future. I can get you a piece.''”
 [[A.J.]] flipped the pages there were plenty to go on. He scanned the risk factors. He glommed the financial projections.
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 “Now hold on —”
-Renfield laughed like a maniac. “We are ''all'' irrelevant! Everything is free! We are liberated! There are no bricks [[and/or]] mortar!  we are going to be rich!”
+Renfield laughed like a maniac. “We are ''all'' irrelevant! Everything is free! We are liberated! There are no bricks [[and/or]] mortar! we are going to be rich!”
 The poor squid kid then dissolved into a gurgling hysteria, then rolled over and shot me with intense, red-beaded eyes. “How much can I put you down for? We’re full on our lines but I can get you a piece —”