Chapter 20

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20 “The therapeutic arm of Sensory Realities is run as a non-profit,” Janet said, her holo-rendered face pale and indistinct in the bright St Barthélemy sun. We’d found a cafe near the beach to make the call, Phaedra sipping a mint-julep whilst I worked my way through a whole pitcher of iced-tea and tried to ignore the soul-sucking blue emptiness above. “Guess who their principal donor is?” “Astravista?” “Actually, the money comes from a charitable trust registered in New York which receives donations from several different sources. But dig down a few layers and you find Astravista as the main donor. The interesting thing is the principal trustee, Konstantin Wallace. He’s ninety-six years old and has an academic career going back six decades, social sciences, anthropology and bio-chemis

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