Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 9

           

           LeilaBegin’sfaceblinkedoutandatraceryofgrid-patternedstreetsinkedthemselvesintotheplaceshehadbeen.Ididn’tneedheranymore.Herhairhadbeeniridescentcrimson,herthroatchokedwithasteelcollarandhereyesmadeupwithstartlelines,butitwasthelinesofthefacebelowitallthatstayedwithme.ThesamelinesfaintlyemergentinVictorElliott’sKodakristalofhisdaughter.Theunderstatedbutundeniablesimilarity.

           MiriamBancroft.

           TherewasrainintheairwhenIgotbacktothecity,afinedrizzlesiftingdownfromthedarkenedsky.ParkedacrossthestreetfromJerry’s,Iwatchedtheblinkingneonclubsignthroughthestreaksandbeadsofwateronthewindscreenofthegroundcar.Somewhereinthegloombelowtheconcretebonesoftheexpresswayaholoofawomandancedinacocktailglass,buttherewasafaultinthe‘casterandtheimagekeptfizzlingout.

           I’dbeenworriedaboutthegroundcardrawingattention,butitseemedthatI’dcometotherightpartoftownwithit.MostofthevehiclesaroundJerry’swereflightless;theonlyexceptionstotheruleweretheautocabsthatoccasionallyspiralleddowntodisgorgeorcollectpassengersandthensprangbackupintotheaerialtrafficflowwithinhumanaccuracyandspeed.Withtheirarraysofred,blueandwhitenavigationlightstheyseemedlikejewelledvisitorsfromanotherworld,barelytouchingthecrackedandlitter-strewnpavingwhiletheirchargesalightedorclimbedaboard.

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