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effective extention to your life of five years."
"It's easy to loose your perspective," Madge continued.
"The point of the upgrade is to provide an anchor or sorts; an
orientation to this plane. If you abandon your body it'll die,
and with it the projection through the gate. Believe me, that
distinction will seem unimportant after years in Amber, Gaea, or
Snug Harbor."
"Not to mention Wonderland, Toontown, Pell Station, or
Bellona," Tar added.
Karen never found it necessary to be diplomatic when
inquiring about how someone else profitted from Kyoko's effort.
"What's the coven get from this? It seems a lot like a Manhattan
Project at first glance. Are you sure that we're on the right
side of the balance of power?"
Madge deferred to Tar for the first question. "They
Shadowshift cargo for us," he said. "The personal performance
bonus specifies shipment equivalent to your body mass between
terminuses of your choice. The coven will get a dedicated voyage
of a triple-masted sailing vessel plus a generous letter of credit
against the Crown's treasury. Most valuable of all, however, is
informat
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