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It could work Maybe But not without ear A serious server A serious router

He’d found one server with nowhere near the capacity he wanted It was old, not exactly state-of-the art, but it was functional And there were certainly enough PCs and Macs in town that could be strung together, and enough for everyone to have his own ’puter, with plenty of spares that could be cannibalized for parts

But he did not have a serious router A router was the difference between a true internet and just being able to share a computer between several people

A large-capacity router That was the Holy Grail

Jack could see a day when all of Perdido Beach had WiFi Then kids would start blogs, and they’d start databases, and post pictures, and maybe he would set up so site And maybe a YouTube, and maybe even a Wiki WikiFAYZ

It could be done But not without ear

He pushed back from his desk Which turned out to be a ht on a dropped sweater, tipped over, and luckily twisted sideways just before his head would have slammed into a closed door

He was still getting used to his strength So far it had been of no practical use to hierous than helpful

Jack picked hihted the chair

There was a knock at the door At least, maybe it was a knock It sounded more like a woodpecker

“Who is it?”

“The Breeze”

“What?”

“Brianna”

Jack opened the door and there she was She earing a dress It was blue and short and had thin straps He blurted the first thing that popped into his head “How can you run in that?”