Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 7

           Hisexpression,behindthelenses,wasslightlyresentful.He’dnotbeenhappywhenPrescottphonedhimfromthecabtosaywewouldbedelayed,butBancrofthadobviouslybeenintouchwithhimbecauseheacceptedthelaterappointmenttimewiththestiffacquiescenceofadisciplinedchild.

           "Sinceyouhaverequestedaviewingofourfacilitieshere,Mr.Kovacs,shallwestart?Ihaveclearedmyagendaforthenextcoupleofhours,butIdohaveclientswaiting."

           SomethingaboutNyman’smannerbroughtWardenSullivantomind,butitwasanaltogethersmoother,lessembitteredSullivan.IglancedoverNyman’ssuitandface.PerhapsiftheWardenhadmadehiscareerinstorageforthesuperrichinsteadofthecriminalelementhemighthaveturnedoutlikethis.

           "Fine."

           Itgotprettydullafterthat.PsychaSec,likemostd.h.f.depots,wasn’tmuchmorethanagiganticsetofair-conditionedwarehouseshelves.Wetrampedthroughbasementroomscooledtothe7to11degreesCelsiusrecommendedbythemakersofalteredcarbon,peeredatracksofthebigthirty-centimetreexpandedformatdiscsandadmiredtheretrievalrobotsthatranonwide-gaugerailsalongthestoragewalls."It’saduplexsystem,"saidNymanproudly."Everyclientisstoredontwoseparatediscsindifferentpartsofthebuilding.Randomcodedistribution,onlythecentralprocessorcanfindthembothandthere’salockonthesystemtopreventsimultaneousaccesstobothcopies.

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