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1、BrainRaidbyAlexanderJablokovThoseofyouwhoknowMr.Jablokov’sfictionalreadywillprobablyskiprightpastthesenotes,butsincethisstoryishisfirstonetoappearinourpages,afewwordsofintroductionareinorder.AlexanderJablokovpublishedfivenovelsandaboutthirtyshortstoriesthroughthe1980sand1990s,includin
2、gADeeperSea,NimbusandCarvetheSky.Thenhefellquietforafewyears,perhapsbecausehistwoyoungsonstookupthebulkofhiscreativeenergy,butnowhe’sbackatthewordprocessorandwe’rehappytobringyousomeoftheresults.Henotesthathe’sindebtedtoDavidAlexanderSmithforhelpingcontributetothestory’sunderpinnings.
3、****Thatmorning’sjobwasastraightAIgrab‘ngo.We’didentifiedarogueintelligenceinaminimallonRoute222,nearEphrata,PA.AclerkattheIntelligenceRegulatoryAgency,intheDepartmentofLabor,hadassigneditthecasenameDonald.ThreeofusfromGorson’sCognitiveRepossessionweregoingintotheLimpopohomeenvironmen
4、tstoreanchoringthemall’srightwingthatday:Petra,Max,andme.I’dworkedwithMaxalot.Petrawasnewwithus.She’dleftaC-leveloutfitoverinPhillyto“broadenherbackground,”whichmeantthatshehadbeenlaidoff.Thatprobablyaccountedforherfoulmood,eventhoughshe’dsnaggedamanagertitle,supervisingus.Gorson’swas
5、licensedforD-levelandbelow,quiteacomedownforher.Ifyou’reusedtoCarriesandChucks,aDonald’sbarelyworthgettingupinthemorningfor.Butthereshewas,crispandclean,slidingrightfortheservicedesk.Myjobwassecuringthestaffandcustomers,thenturningthemovertothehiredhospitalitycrew.Max’swaslockingdownt
6、heloadingdockbehindthestore,whereasemiwasloadingdecorativefloraandfauna.Petra’swas,redundantly,distractionandteammanagement.“Hotstuff,man.”MaxwasmorecheerfulthanI’dseenhiminmonths.“We’rescoringbig.Icanfeelit.”“Coolit,”Isaid.“Evenatbest,thisAI’sreallyjustconsumer-debt-reductionlevel.Ke
7、epthatinmind.There’snobigmoneyhere.”“Hey,notwhatyousaidtheothernight,eh?”Hewinkedatme.“Thisisjustthefirststep.Thingsareturningaroundforus.”Despitemyself,IglancedoveratPetra.“Enoughtequila,andI’llsayanything.”“Don’tgetallhot,man.I’mjustlookingtopayoffthatmortgage.”Maxhadagigantichouse,
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