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Countdown to the August 7, 2007 release of William Gibson's Spook Country with news, thoughts, serious spoilers and chapter summaries in 807 characters or less.

Wed Aug 1

Chapter 74. AS DIRECTED

Watching Brown mutter and act intensely nervous as they get closer to the turquoise shipping container, Milgrim thinks back on meeting Brown when the he sees the IF [“like a younger Johnny Depp, but ethnic”] walking by in his bright-green jacket. As Brown wildly swerves the Taurus in his direction, Tito jumps over the car before crashing into a “large nursery toy, full of concrete.”

With sirens approaching, an injured Brown ditches the Glock into a nearby trashcan and gives Milgrim the pack of bubble-wrapped Rize. When Brown tells Milgrim to come help him, Milgrim says “No, sorry” and walks away from the scene and Brown as quickly as he can. [649 characters]