<blockquote>For a seemingly well-maintained but bedridden Concepción, Rosamie expected generalized wear and tear, maybe an electrical short in the legs. But diagnostics enumerated four limbs, the typical processors and vital periphera all in fair condition, and then it listed an extra drive, and an extra drive, and an extra drive, and an extra drive …
A standard Concepción had three spares. This client had four thousand and thirteen.
> You see? the client said. No need for fuss. I need only basic maintenance, until my transference into the city.</blockquote>
