Possivelmente, sexta-feira , de Robert Heinlein. O personagem principal é uma pessoa artificial com força e reflexos aprimorados que trabalha como mensageiro e tem uma 'bolsa de gambá' escondida atrás de seu umbigo, que ela usa para carregar pequenos objetos, como microfilmes.
But maybe I had better draw a diagram first. I have a 'possum pouch, created by plastic surgery, behind my bellybutton. It isn't large but you can crowd one whale of a lot of microfilm into a space of about one cubic centimeter.
O livro começa com ela em um elevador espacial conhecido como o Pé de Feijão do Quênia.
As I left the Kenya Beanstalk capsule he was right on my heels. He followed me through the door leading to Customs, Health, and Immigration. As the door contracted behind him I killed him.
I have never liked riding the Beanstalk. My distaste was fullblown even before the disaster to the Quito Skyhook. A cable that goes up into the sky with nothing to hold it up smells too much of magic. But the only other way to reach Ell-Five takes too long and costs too much; my orders and expense account did not cover it.