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    Disestablished

    By J P Robertson

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    Most people never have a true turning point in their lives. There are distractions, persuasions, and diversions, but your path is your path.
    That is what Ping thought throughout his life. Although he was young, his ideology was as firm and focused as any worldly mind. He had an entrenched distrust of the authorities and politicians, and knew it was his fate to open the eyes of the world to the deception they were faced with. He found it almost inconceivable that even though they had torn the sky with failed attempts at Geo-engineering, destroyed most of the remaining global food crops through corporate corruption, and even created near fascist governments, that the people still had faith in the system.
    Given a gift of advanced tech from his Uncle, Ping goes on a road trip with his crew, but there is no way he could have expected the trip to end up in a place that would question his own morals and how far he was willing to go.

    This short story is part of a series of background stories from the key characters in the Red Shift Novel series. Take a glimpse into Sydney next century, and see what we all know is coming.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJ P Robertson
    Release dateSep 8, 2016
    ISBN9781370058617
    Disestablished
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    J P Robertson

    I am a Science Fiction writer, releasing my first novel in 2014.Although I am an adult, I am a kid at heart, often reliving my youth vicariously through my children. I love everything about SciFi, from futurist concepts, to high-tech weapons and gadgets, and pure escapism.My writing is aimed at adults, and young people that can handle a bit of violence and foul language. Although neither attributes are foundations of my writing, I do not shy away from using the common colloquialism you would expect to find with the types of characters I develop.If you like futurism, action, espionage, and colorful characters, you'll like what I make.

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      Disestablished - J P Robertson

      DISESTABLISHED

      J P Robertson

      Copyright 2016 J P Robertson

      Smashwords Edition

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      Chapter 1

      Jazz/Funk/CyberHip/ Fusion, yup, that is what it had to be. As the churning bass tones and clicking synths filled the room with what could only be described as noise, Ping decided it was time to find another café. It was a shame, as the staff at this place were stunning, in his eyes of course.

      Even though he had carefully cased the place prior to going in, as he did every day, he was a little uneasy today. He put it down to his part in the drop net hack being so pivotal, and that by now there were probably a few dozen agents looking for him. Paranoia can be either a crippling handicap, or powerful ally, depending on what you allow it to do to you. Today was one of those days Ping was putting it down to the negative.

      You there Ping? The voice in his ear broke his train of thought, thankfully.

      Sure. His reply being barely audible and easily drowned by the Jazz/Cyber whatever the hell he had named the music . Everything looking good my end, strong signal, network stable, minimal traffic.

      There was a pause for a few moments before the rest of the team clocked in and confirmed their status. It was going down now. Ping was excited and nervous, this was his first big intrusion, and

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