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Calcutechnician (Calcutec)

This is a person who operates as a biological encryption device.

Laundering, Single-Conversion Trap, Double-Conversion Trap, and Shuffling

These are mechanisms used to encrypt data by passing them through the mind.

Semiotechnician (Semiotec)

This is a person who works collecting information, usually hackers and information thieves.

The System

This is an organization that operates as an informally organized, but highly regulated umbrella association for data encryption.

The Factory (Data Mafia)

This organization engages in wholesale hacking and information theft.

INKlings

These are non-human intelligent humanoids that live in subterranean caverns and dominate the sewers and subways of Tokyo.

Paperclips

Used to show the way in Chapter 20, these are apparently repulsive to underground dwellers.

Chess (But Not Chess)

A game whose pieces include High Priest, King, Horns, Ape, Wall, and Knights.

The Narrator's Apartment

This is cluttered with bottles of imported whiskey, novels, and a well-stocked fridge...

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