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		LaundroMat on June 24, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Russian paramilitary chief says his forces will tu... Reading this felt like reading the beginning of a cyberpunk novel. (I do not mean to dismiss your post, only the strangeness of the situation).

aebtebeten on June 24, 2023 [–]

The narrator of Burning Chrome lost his arm in a war, hang gliding at night over Kiev (as it was then). A dolphin in Johnny Mnemonic was trained for navy service.

The cyberpunks were a bit ahead of reality in these situations...

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