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Front Matter and Part One
· The following version of this novel was used to create this Lesson Plan: Stross, Charles. Rule 34. E-book, Penguin, 2011.
· After a dedication and a brief statement of acknowledgements, the text features an epigraph taken from Pat Robertson on a 1999 episode of The 700 Club.
· The first chapter, “LIZ: Red Pill, Blue Pill,” begins with the titular character about to come off-shift on a Tuesday when she is interrupted by a summons from a uniformed officer, asking for assistance with what appears an accidental death; she hastens to the nearby location.
· Liz calls in at the police’s transportation desk, securing a Segway and considering the surroundings as she makes for the death’s location; she notes via police information systems—CopSpace, explicated—data about the location and its owner, musing harshly on previous experience with the same.
· Arriving on site, Liz announces herself and receives...
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