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the criminal ecology of Night City had beep cut out with lies, scooped out a night at a time with betrayal. Now, sensing that its walls were starting to crumble, he felt the edge of a strange euphoria. The week before, hed delayed transfer of a synthetic glandular extract, retailing it for a wider margin than usual. He knew Wage hadnt liked that. Wage was his primary supplier, nine years in Chiba and one of the few gaijin dealers whod managed to forge links with the rigidly stratified

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