Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 9

           

           "Doyouwantcabinsorbar?"

           Ihesitated,pretendingtoweighitup."What’sthedealinthebar?"

           "Hahaha."Someonehadprogrammedalaughintotherobot.Itsoundedlikeafatmandrowninginsyrup.Itcutoffabruptly."Thebarislook,butdon’ttouch.Nomoneydown,nohandson.Houserule.Thatappliestoothercustomerstoo."

           "Cabins,"Isaid,anxioustogetawayfromthemechanicalbarker’ssoftware.Thestreetdealersonthecarhadbeenpositivelywarmbycomparison.

           "Downthestairs,totheleft.Takeatowelfromthepile."

           Iwentdowntheshortmetal-railedflightandturnedleftalongacorridorlitfromtheceilingbyrotatingredlightsliketheonesontheautocabsoutside.Incessantjunkrhythmmusicthrashedtheairasifthiswastheventricleofsomemassiveheartontetrameth.Aspromised,therewasapileoffreshwhitetowelsinanalcoveandbeyonditthedoorstothecabins.Iwalkedpastthefirstfour,twoofwhichwereoccupied,andsteppedintothefifth.

           Thefloorwassatin-sheenedpadding,abouttwometresbythree.Ifitwasstained,itdidn’tshowbecausetheonlyilluminationcamefromasinglerotatingcherryliketheonesinthecorridor.Theairwaswarmandstale.Underthesweepingshadowscastbythelightabattered-lookingcreditconsolestoodinonecorner,stalkpaintedmattblack,redLEDdigitaldisplayatthetop.Therewasaslotforcardsandcash.

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