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Sula gave the matter some thought. тАЬThatтАЩs good,тАЭ she said. тАЬA letter would have to come from areal
employer, one already on the listтАФand they might check. ItтАЩll be easier to get the special badges.тАЭ

She had ways of getting false documents out of the Records Office.

Her mind was already abuzz with plans.




That night she checked into the Records Office and found that Lieutenant RashtagтАЩs word for the day
wasтАЬObservance!тАЭ The newly appointed head of Records Office security was fond of bombastic
bulletins, and they always included the single-word exclamation intended to inspire the security staff.

Sula saw that the next dayтАЩs bulletin was already on file, and that its inspirational word
wasтАЬCompliance!тАЭ For a moment she was tempted to alter it toтАЬSubversion!тАЭ but decided to save that
for another day, the day when the loyalist ships appeared above Zanshaa and the Naxid domination was
at an end.

She wondered what single-word exclamation Rashtag would utter if he knew that she had free run of

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the Records Office computers, and with RashtagтАЩs own passwords. With a combination of luck,
carelessness on the part of the previous administration, and one long night of caffeine-fueled
programming, Sula had gained mastery of the Records Office system before the Naxids had even
arrived. Any password created by the head of security was sent to her automatically, so even if she were
detected and the passwords changed, sheтАЩd still have complete command of the place.

She was now able to access, alter, or create any personnel record. Birth and death certificates, marriage
and divorce decrees, records of education, residence, and employment, primary and special
identificationтАж

Identification.Proper credentials were the key to survival in a world occupied by the enemy, and the key
was in her hand. For a personтАЩs identification card provided more than just a picture and a serial number.
The identification card in SulaтАЩs pocket held medical, employment, clan, and credit history, and tax
records. It was used as a driverтАЩs license for anyone with the proper qualifications. It could be used in
bank transfers, could carry cash in electronic form, was used for travel on trains and buses.

Incidentally, it was also used as a library card. Even before the Naxid rebellion, the Shaa Empire had
always been interested in the sorts of books and videos that people checked out of or downloaded from
the library.

The official IDs werenтАЩt foolproof, and there were always forgeries. But it was always possible for the
forger to make a mistake, and by far the best and most foolproof of false identity cards were those issued
by the government.