Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 1

           ItwasbasicallyCaucasian,whichwasachangeforme,andtheoverwhelmingimpressionIgotwasthatiftherewasalineofleastresistanceinlife,thisfacehadneverbeenalongit.Evenwiththecharacteristicpallorofalongstayinthetank,thefeaturesinthemirrormanagedtolookweather-beaten.Therewerelineseverywhere.Thethickcroppedhairwasblackshotthroughwithgrey.Theeyeswereaspeculativeshadeofblue,andtherewasafaintjaggedscarundertheleftone.Iraisedmyleftforearmandlookedatthestorywrittenthere,wonderingifthetwowereconnected.

           Theenvelopebeneaththewatchcontainedasinglesheetofprintedpaper.Hardcopy.Handwrittensignature.Veryquaint.

           Well,you’reonEarthnow.Mostancientofcivilisedworlds.Ishruggedandscannedtheletter,thengotdressedandfoldeditawayinthejacketofmynewsuit.Withafinalglanceinthemirror,Istrappedonthenewwatchandwentouttomeetthepolice.

           Itwasfour-fifteen,localtime.

           Thedoctorwaswaitingforme,seatedbehindalongcurveofreceptioncounterandfillingoutformsonamonitor.Athin,severe-lookingmansuitedinblackstoodathershoulder.Therewasnooneelseintheroom.

           Iglancedaround,thenbackatthesuit.

           "Youthepolice?"

           "Outside."Hegesturedatthedoor."Thisisn’ttheirjurisdiction.Theyneedaspecialbrieftogetinhere.Wehaveourownsecurity.

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