"I didn’t know it would be like this," he said. There was real fear in his voice. It was as if, for the first time, he had realized he had something to lose. "It might just happen—it could get loose in the Net. People might really believe it." He shifted uneasily where he sat. "I’ve gotta figure the angles first. What if Vienna falls? That would be great, but they might just reform and come back with bigger teeth this time. In which case I’ve fucked myself and everything I’ve tried to create here. Crap like that can happen, when you throw live grenades."