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Sarah reached out and rapped her knuckles on the door It rattled, and the loose handle knocked against the glass, but it didn’t open Michael studied the doorframe, all dusty metal surrounded by warped ith chipped brown paint He started to wonder about the place--it see--and by "visiting" he ent Weber’s office, and how it had been underneath the football stadiu in the shadows, it seeain when no one answered, this tiorously

"Co clicked on the other side of the door and it swung open, one of those old-school bells attached to the top ringing with the movement Somehow, to Michael that see itself, for an establishment that supposedly protected the world’s most important source of commerce and entertainment The man who’d answered the door was even ray-flecked scruff on his face and wispy hair combed over his flaky scalp, the man wore a stained tank top--yelloith even yellower spots--revealing hairy arms that looked as if they hadn’t seen the sun in twenty years Brown suspenders kept his brown pants fro froo

"Who are ya, what do ya want?" he asked in a surprisingly high-pitched voice

Sarah had taken charge and she kept it "We’re here to speak with an agent about so very important And it’s related to the VirtNet"

Michael wanted to sigh As much as he loved Sarah, it hadn’t been the best introduction ever A little hokey

"We have an appointent," Michael said on instinct

The reat, heaving, retching sounds that ht explode Michael winced

"What’s that?" their host grunted, still clearing his throat

It was Bryson’s turn "Look, ive us the runaround We know this is a branch of the VNS, and we have soent--we don’t have much tiht

The ray lips, then spoke around it "What’s the naent? And the passcode?"

Michael suddenly ached for the Sleep, where they could hack their way to finding that kind of infor they had to rely on was their wit and charent’s name And we don’t have a passcode All we need is fiveto us Please"

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