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‘Good evening. My name is 10.453.82 and I’ll be your server.’
‘Do you think His Majesty might be interested
in some erotic wall tapestries?’
‘Does it say which six?’
‘I’m War, and this is Cyber War, Cold War and Proxy War.’
‘I’m the war correspondent for Playboy.’
‘A man has a right to defend himself
in his own home, Verity.’
‘Sorry if it shatters the illusion but today is our collection day.’
‘Oh my god, it really is as good
as our forefathers told us.’
