Johnny Mnemonic (1981) [Short Story]
by William Gibson
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Johnny is running around with hundreds of megabytes of data locked away in his head, secured by a password so only the proper buyer can unlock and download the data. Problem is, he's being chased by a high tech hitman with super human speed and a deadly monofilament whip that slices so fine the victim doesn't know he's dead until he collapses in pieces.
His only hope is Molly, a Lo Tek -- a member of an underground society living on the fringes of civilization... which is the only way to live in freedom. There, she will take him to the Killing Floor -- and save his life.
Original title: Johnny Mnemonic
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English
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Genre: Fiction→ Science Fiction→ Technology→ Cyberpunk and Virtual Reality
This work is a subwork of the following works : Burning Chrome (1986) [Collection] Author: William Gibson
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