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A dangerous person, specifically one from Rastafarian mythology. Aerol and Maelcum often refer to Molly as Steppin’ Razor, a sign of respect.
Steppin’ Razor Quotes in Neuromancer
The Neuromancer quotes below are all either spoken by Steppin’ Razor or refer to Steppin’ Razor. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 16 Quotes
He closed his eyes. He saw the sacs of toxin dissolving in his arteries. He saw Molly hauling herself up the endless steel rungs. He opened his eyes.
“I dunno, man,” he said, a strange taste in his mouth. He looked down at his desk, at his hands. “I don’t know.” He looked back up. The brown face was calm now, intent. Maelcum’s chin was hidden by the high helmet ring of his old blue suit. “She’s inside,” he said. “Molly’s inside. In Straylight, it’s called. If there’s any Babylon, man, that’s it. We leave on her, she ain’t comin’ out, Steppin’ Razor or not.”
Maelcum nodded, the dreadbag bobbing behind him like a captive balloon of crocheted cotton. “She you woman, Case?”
“I dunno. Nobody’s woman, maybe.” He shrugged. And found his anger again, real as a shard of hot rock beneath his ribs. “Fuck this,” he said. “Fuck Armitage, fuck Wintermute, and fuck you. I’m stayin’ right here.”
Maelcum’s smile spread across his face like light breaking. “Maelcum a rude boy, Case. Garvey Maelcum boat.” His gloved hand slapped a panel and the bass-heavy rocksteady of Zion dub came pulsing from the tug’s speakers. “Maelcum not runnin’, no. I talk wi’ Aerol, he certain t’ see it in similar light.”
Case stared. “I don’t understand you guys at all,” he said.
“Don’ ’stan’ you, mon,” the Zionite said, nodding to the beat, “but we mus’ move by Jah love, each one.”
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This is a crucial moment for Case. Armitage/Corto has lost his mind and ejected himself into space. He is dead and gone. Molly has been injured and captured by 3Jane, Riviera, and Hideo inside Villa Straylight. Case could, if he wanted, totally abandon his mission. Case still has toxin sacs inside of him, and suspects Wintermute could give him instruction on how to cure himself if he stayed onboard, but, in the end, what motivates him to continue with his mission is his vision of Molly. Instead of saving himself and dealing with the toxin sacs some other way, he Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui digniss
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Steppin’ Razor Term Timeline in Neuromancer
The timeline below shows where the term Steppin’ Razor appears in Neuromancer. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 8
...wakes them, and invites them to meet with the Founders of Zion. Maelcum calls Molly Steppin’ Razor , from Zionite mythology about a woman who brings “a scourge on Babylon […] on...
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