Конец вечности
Trapped!
Shehasnoanalogue.Thereisnoreasonwhywecannotestablishformalliaison."
"ItisagainstregulationsforaTechnician--"
"WewilllettheAllwhenCouncildecide,"saidHarlan,andhispridebrokethroughatlast."Iamnotafraidofanadversedecision,either,anymorethanIamafraidofkillingyou.IamnoordinaryTechnician."
"BecauseyouareTwissell’sTechnician?"andtherewasastrangelookonFinge’sround,sweatingfacethatmighthavebeenhatredortriumphorpartofeach.
Harlansaid,"Forreasonsmuchmoreimportantthanthat.Andnow…"
Withgrimdeterminationhetouchedfingertotheweapon’sactivator.
Fingescreamed,"ThengototheCouncil.TheAllwhenCouncil;theyknow.Ifyouarethatimportant--"Heended,gasping.
ForamomentHarlan’sfingerhoveredirresolutely."What?"
"DoyouthinkIwouldtakeunilateralactioninacaselikethis?IreportedthiswholeincidenttotheCouncil,timingitwiththeRealityChange.Here!Herearetheduplicates."
"Holdon,don’tmove."
ButFingedisregardedthatorder.WithaspeedasfromthespurofapossessingfiendFingewasathisfiles.Thefingerofonehandlocatedthecodecombinationoftherecordhewanted,thefingersoftheotherpuncheditintothefile.Asilverytongueoftapeslitheredoutofthedesk,itspatternofdotsjustvisibletothenakedeye.
