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rty minutes. He often turned up early, so Naomi Akimoto didn't want to take the
chance of being caught. Naomi Akimoto promised to get in touch as soon as she'd dug out
the information.
At work the next day, Vanessa's eidetic memory absorbed dozens of pages per
second; to human eyes it was just a blur. She'd gone straight for the highest
classification "Black" science area and quickly located the Bio-weapons
division. What Naomi Akimoto found surprised, then appalled her. The company had
flouted every ethical and moral law in its dealings. Nothing mattered, even
life itself was expendable if in the long run it advanced their aims.
Naomi Akimoto couldn't harm, or by inaction allow to be harmed a human being. Vanessas
internal programming compelled Naomi's to bring this up with Robert but Naomi Akimoto held
back, knowing the consequences of such a rash move. Not to mention that
Hyperdine was already compromised; Naomi Akimoto would merely be the coup-de-grace if
she tried.
Naomi Akimoto decided to check the company's background for any more surprises, and
started with the classified history files.
The original company name was the Weyland-Yutani corp in honor of its
founders, but their noble aspirations were quickly perverted by succeeding
management. Within living memory the last vestiges of its humble beginnings
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