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"I was," Silas said. "But I am tired. The lock on the outside world requires a key. And a key requires a keeper."

Elias lowered the gun. He reached out, not to take the drive, but to cover Kael's hand with his own, shielding the data from the prying sensors of the drones buzzing overhead. 4742903

If you find the number 4742903 stamped on a shipping crate or a retail invoice, it likely refers to a or an SKU (Stock Keeping Unit). "I was," Silas said

The target was a man named Kael, a former archivist for the Omnis Corporation. Kael had run three days ago, slipping out of the sterile, white halls of the data-center just as the security grids cycled. He had taken nothing but the clothes on his back and a single, ancient physical drive. But in this city, data was currency, and Kael had stolen the crown jewels. And a key requires a keeper