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Boone held out a flat-palm that said “quiet ops”. He unholstered his Z10 commlink and jacked up a secure connection back to control.  
Boone held out a flat-palm that said “quiet ops”. He unholstered his Z10 commlink and jacked up a secure connection back to control.  


“This is Boone to Control Room: Aggie, do you copy?”
“This is Boone to Control Room: [[Lecteur]], do you copy?”


A static-crackled ''Roger'' said she did.
A static-crackled ''Roger'' said she did.


“We’ve got a damaged squidboy with pitch books and a red herring. We’re gonna need a wall thrown up around this unit pronto.”
“We’ve got a damaged squidboy boobytrapped with pitch books and a red herring. We’re gonna need a wall thrown up around this unit pronto.”


Static crackle. “On it, Boone. Have your unit affirm confidentiality. [[OneNDA]] Protocol, over.”
Static crackle. “On it, Boone. Have your unit affirm confidentiality. [[OneNDA]] Protocol, over.”
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“OneNDA terms affirmed, over.”  
“OneNDA terms affirmed, over.”  


“You all okay over?”
“You all okay over?” ABL had shi-shi French accent. She knew it and played to it like a boss.


“Yeah, it’s fine. Precautionary measure only at this time, Aggie. Kid’s a di-Alpha-head gabbling with a draft [[Offering circular|OM]]. Most likely stale or public-side but some risk of [[MNPI]] infection.”
“Yeah, it’s fine. Precautionary measure only at this time, Annabelle. Kid’s a di-Alpha-head gabbling with a draft [[Offering circular|OM]]. Most likely stale or public-side but some risk of [[MNPI]] infection.”


Aggie said, “[[Unpublished price-sensitive information|Oopsie]].”
[[ABL|Lecteur]] said, “[[Unpublished price-sensitive information|Oopsie]].” she said it coquettish.


Boone yukked. The squad yukked. “That’s solid A grade material, Agster. Love your work.”  
Boone yukked. The squad yukked. “That’s solid A grade material, Abster. Love your work.”  
 
“Zis bores me, Opco”. That little “sh” at the end. It drove Boone wild. The Abster clicked off.


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.
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“AJ! withdraw soldier!” Aggie slapped his chops. AJ lolled left and lolled right. He be ''goneburger''.
“AJ! withdraw soldier!” Aggie slapped his chops. AJ lolled left and lolled right. He be ''goneburger''.


The infinitesimal ASCII points bloomed into multicoloured kaliedoscope of mark-up. Each one its own universe of semantic depth —
The infinitesimal ASCII points bloomed into multicoloured kaliedoscope of [[mark-up]]. Each one, its own universe of semantic depth —


“Jesus! We are ''losing'' him, Boone. He is not ''ready'' for this.”
“Jesus! We are ''losing'' him, Boone. He’s not ''ready'' for this.”


Punchface said, “He’ll cope.”
Punchface said, “He’ll cope.”
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Boone was suddenly present. “Aggie initiate intervention. ''NOW''. I’M GOING IN.”
Boone was suddenly present. “Aggie initiate intervention. ''NOW''. I’M GOING IN.”


Aggie cracked the [[red herring]]. It showered other worldly light across the room. She held it up straight. Boone shut h it s eyes tight and gripped it hard, two handed. “Call it, aggie.”
The air was thick. Boone grabbed the Squidboy. “And you, my friend: you’re coming with me.”


The OM threw out ghoulish radiation.
Algy snapped his other arm.  


Aggie said, “NOW.”
Squidster tensed.  


Boone cracked open his eyes and drank it all in.
JBM pressed his GMSLA to the boy’s temple. “it’s loaded, son. I wouldn’t want you to become ''collateral damage''. 


So you are saying the same old things that have tripped every new fangled financial scheme in history are no longer germane remain.
Squidster relaxed: “Okay, okay, my dudes.” His knee buckled. He planted on a wooden chair. Boone took the knee and clapped shoulders.  


“Yes it is! It is all ''disclosed'' man! We’re only taking orders stapled to [[big-boy letter]]s! We’re ’wildly'' over-subscribed!”
Aggie cracked the [[red herring]] and aimed it at them. It showered other-worldly light across the room. She held it up straight. Boone shut his eyes tight and gripped it hard, two handed. “Call it, aggie.”


“But this company won’t make any money?”
The OM threw out ghoulish radiation.


“You fool,” he cried. “Revenue is ''irrelevant''! This is the ''internet''! There ''is'' no ''[[money]]'' any more! Money is irrelevant! ''I'' am irrelevant! ''You'' are irrelevant —”
Aggie said, “NOW.”


“Now hold on —” 
Boone cracked open his eyes and drank it all in.
 
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 —”
 
“Alright, A.J., bring him in”
 
Ten days later the market imploded, taking the young tadpole, PetVan, BluBeenz and [[Lexrifyly]] with it
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