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Malak considered his new assignment to be simple. All he had to do was to locate the rogue sophont and then dispose of it. Although their strength would likely be a match for one another, Malak had the advantage of having military-grade combat knowledge embedded in his programming. Whatever this rogue android was, it was almost certainly a civilian grade unit and wouldn’t be able to overpower an android such as Malak.
The robot assassin headed first to the square where Sylas had been seen by Constantine. Leaning against a wall, hands in pockets and chewing gum, it attracted no undue attention – the square was full of unemployed humans who also spent hours people-watching. Malak gained no enjoyment from chewing the gum – the activity neither pleased nor displeased him – but it helped h
