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 “That's solid A grade material, Agster. Love your work.”
-[[A.J.]] nudged the squid kid 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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 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 pulled it to his heart. Roly pressed an ISDa to his temple and cocked the [[NAV trigger]]. The kid let go.
+A.J. tried to grab it but the squid hung on tight. He hugged it close to his heart.
-“Cool your jets, Cadet Punchface.”
+Roly pressed the muzzle of his ’92 to the kid’s temple and cocked the [[NAV trigger]]. “Collaterslise ''this'', motherf—”
-Roly stood down. [[A.J.]] snagged the OC.
+The kid let go.
-It was fat, typeset small, laid out on custom narrow margins and US letter.
+Boone barked, “STAND DOWN, SOLDIER. Cool your jets, Cadet Punchface.”
-What is it?
+The kid leered at Roly, flipped bird and said, “how about you collateralise ''this''.”
-It was a [[red herring]] for PetVan, or BluBeenz, or [[Lexrifyly]] or some such thing. The squid’s glowing eyes rolled in their sockets.  All this little analyst could do was mutter, over and over, “''I HAVE SEEN THE FUTURE”''.
+Roly bridled. [[A.J.]] snagged the OC.
-[[A.J.]] snatched the doc  — prospectuses only had two or three hundred back then, so you could lift them unaided. He flipped the pages. He scanned the risk factors. He glommed the financial projections.
+It was fat, typeset small, laid out on custom narrow margins and US letter.
+{{Caps|[[Lexrifyly]] initial public offering}}
+[[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.''”
+[[A.J.]] flipped the pages there were plenty to go on. He scanned the risk factors. He glommed the financial projections.
 “What the hell is ''[[lexrifyly]]''?
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 “The future” gurgled the squid. “''So'' clever.”
-A J. screwed up his nose. “But, it has no forecasted revenue, let alone profit, in the next nineteen years. It even says so in the prospectus.”
+A J. screwed up his nose. He stabbed the cashflow projection. “But, it has no forecast revenue —”
+“I know ”
+“— let alone ''profit'', in the next ''nineteen years''. It’s best case break even is 2046.”
-The squid wore a lapel badge. It said “RENFIELD” He convulsed in bubbling, foamy laughter. “''That’s'' what’s so clever, man.”
+You’re all so quaint. So old fashioned.” Squidboy convulsed in bubbling, foamy laughter. “''That’s'' what’s so clever, man.”
 “How is having no hope of making money so clever?

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