![]() ![]() Embroiled in a moral quandary, the scientist leaves the. The narrator eventually learns that he only has a day and a half before his consciousness leaves the world he knows and delves forever into the world that has been created in his subconscious mind. One man has developed the next step in encryption technology and made some advances within the System's developmental laboratories but only at a high cost-most operatives modified to perform the new process die within a few months only one has survived. He works in a laboratory hidden within an anachronistic version of Tokyos sewer system. An organized crime network known as the Factory opposes the System at every stage. System operatives known as Calcutecs serve as living encryption devices, using algorithms hidden in their neural circuitry to securely encrypt data. A quasi-governmental organization known as the System controls access to legal encryption technologies and methods. Access to data encryption is critical in order to protect valuable corporate and financial data from organized crime. Tokyo is a hub of information technology companies in a future world where biotechnology is significantly advanced. Chapter 1, Elevator, Silence, Overweight Summary ![]()
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