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located on Level 50 – they only get access to these levels in the event of an alert. Then there’s a second response team located
in One IFC whose job it is to monitor the actions of the first team – just in case one of the guards created a false alarm in order to gain access to the software on this level.”
    Hui nodded approvingly. “There are many dishonest people out there.”
    “That’s not all,” Jonesey continued, talking a mile a minute, just like he always did when nervous. “The ceiling has halon/CO 2 gas canisters fitted in the air
vents. Halon is used to put out electrical fires because it doesn’t damage computer equipment, but it’s toxic to humans if inhaled. In the event of any alarm, the level floods with
halon – whether there’s a fire detected or not.”
    Hui grinned. “So, their fire system is also an effective way of disabling any intruders.”
    “Nice people, huh?” Jonesey said. “I can’t believe I was ever stupid enough to trust them with Ridge Run Rabbit. ”
    “Don’t worry, kid, we’ll get your little game back,” Hui replied, with little sincerity.
    Hack met his friend’s eye and gave the slightest shake of his head. His heart had been racing since they first entered the lift and he could see sweat beads standing out on Jonesey’s
forehead. Hui, in contrast, was as cool as a cucumber – as if breaking into a high security building was all in a night’s work. Which it probably was.
    The lift reached its destination and the doors slid open onto a bland-looking reception area.
    “Okay,” Hack said, eyeing the sliding glass doors that marked the entrance to the office area. “I’m only going to shut down the security systems that I absolutely have
to. That way, there’s less chance of triggering any of the anti-tamper devices built into the network. Walk exactly where I walk and do what I do. We’re spending no more than five
minutes in here. Any longer and there’s a serious risk of something going wrong.”
    Hui nodded approvingly. “Very good. You know, when Jonesey told me about you, I was sceptical. But from your attitude and performance so far I can see you have a very bright future ahead
of you.”
    Hack wiped his palms, which were damp with perspiration, against his jeans. “There’s no future for me in doing things like this,” he said. “I’m here for
Jonesey and that’s all. After we get what we want, you can forget you ever met me.”
    Hui smiled. “Sure.”
    “It’s okay, Hack,” Jonesey reassured. “Let’s just get this over with as fast as possible.”
    Hack went to the glass doors and placed his hand against the card reader on the wall. Seconds later, the reader beeped and the doors opened. Hack looked back at his companions and placed a
finger against his lips. The main floor had sound as well as motion sensors. They both nodded to show their comprehension and followed Hack into the open-plan office area.
    Over fifty employees worked on this level – a mixture of the company’s best programmers, designers and testers, all of them dedicated to refining the current build of
Goodware’s cash cow, Portal War , and working on the follow-up. Each employee had a desk and terminal, but to cut down on privacy there were no cubicle walls or any piece of furniture
above waist height. From his study of Goodware’s working methods, Hack knew that each of the terminals was a slave device linked to a central server under the control of the head
administrator. Email and internet access outside the local area network was strictly controlled. Random spot searches of employees were conducted daily to make sure flash drives or other storage
devices weren’t being smuggled into the office. The administrator could tap into any of the terminals at any time to spy on what employees were doing.
    Goodware Inc. was a paranoid business – with good reason.
    The Portal War online community numbered over twenty million worldwide and through