Splicer
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Last published Sat, Nov 3, 2018
Darrell Edgar was an unlicensed splicer - a surgeon specializing in implants both organic and robotic. Operating out of a lab tucked under a dive bar, he had successfully carved a pretty comfortable life for himself, installing and maintaining various less-than-legal implants for customers he'd prefer to know as little about as possible. That preference backfires when a customer connected with the wrong sort of people dies under the knife.
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