Chapter 79. ARTIST AND REPERTOIRE
"'Where’d you say you’re from?' asked the man from Igor’s label, offering Tito an open bottle of beer."
Chapter 80. MONGOLIAN DEATH WORM
"'Business-class lounge for Air Asshole,' declared Inchmale, enthusiastically taking in the central area of the first floor of Bigend’s flat."
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Chapter 79. ARTIST AND REPERTOIRE
After phoning Garreth to tell him the job is done, Tito takes a beer from the A&R man, deciding to stay off the streets for a while. [132 characters]
Is there a connection between the character named Igor and Tito's knowledge of Russian ?
Chapter 80. MONGOLIAN DEATH WORM
Thinking back to "the single strangest thing I imagine I’ll ever see," Hollis wonders aloud to Inchmale about the Mongolian Death Worm ["a mascot for my anxiety" directing focus to "what I’m supposed to be most afraid of, now"] [227 characters]
Wikipedia article on the mythical Mongolian Death Worm
SInce Mongolia includes a large area of the Gobi desert, this seems more likely to be the source of William Gibson's inspiration (given his lack of television viewing) than the theory that this is an allusion to the sandworms in Frank Herbert's Dune proposed by Ed Park in his review of Spook Countryfor the LA Times.