Plot Introduction
The story is set in Vancouver, 2036.
San Francisco was struck by an earthquake and a company called Self, which is somehow related to Microsoft, set up an AI system to replace the city, with a virtual environment called Frisco.
The story follows several people, both in Vancouver as well as in Frisco.
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