Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 12

           VirginiaVidaurafellbacksothatJimmywascentrestagebeforetheassembledtraineesandstrippedoffherCorpsjacket.Inthesleevelesscoverallsandspacedeckslippers,shelookedslimandveryvulnerable.

           "Youwillsee,"shesaidloudly,"thatthechargesettingisatTest.Ifyouhitme,itwillresultinasmallfirstdegreeburn,nothingmore.Iamatadistanceofapproximatelyfivemetres.Iamunarmed.Mr.deSoto,wouldyoucaretoattempttomarkme?Onyourcall."

           Jimmylookedstartled,buthedulybroughttheSunjetuptocheckthesetting,thenlowereditandlookedatthewomanoppositehim.

           "Onyourcall,"sherepeated.

           "Now,"hesnapped.

           Itwasalmostimpossibletofollow.JimmywasswingingtheSunjetasthewordlefthismouth,andinapprovedfirefightfashion,hecutthechargeloosebeforethebarrelevenreachedthehorizontal.Theairfilledwiththeparticlethrower’scharacteristicangrycrackle.Thebeamlickedout.VirginiaVidaurawasnotthere.Somehowshehadjudgedtheangleofthebeamtoperfection,andduckedawayfromit.Somehowelse,shehadclosedthefive-metregapbyhalfandthejacketinherrighthandwasinmotion.ItwrappedaroundthebarreloftheSunjetandjerkedtheweaponaside.ShewasonJimmybeforeherealisedwhathadhappened,battingtheparticlethrowerawayacrossthetrainingroomfloor,trippingandtumblinghimandbringingtheheelofonepalmgentlytorestunderhisnose.

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