Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 12

           IcouldalmostfeelmechanicalphotomultipliereyesratchetinginfromadistanceonthecurrencyI’dchosentopaywith,seeingthenotesinghostlyluminescentgreen;canine-augmentednostrilstwitchingwiththescentofmyhotelbathgel,thewholecrowdpickinguptheblipofwealthontheirstreetsonarlikethetraceofabottlebackshoalonaMillsportskipper’sscreen.

           Thesecondcabwasspirallingdownbehindme.Anunlitalleybeckoned,lessthanadozenmetresaway.I’dbarelysteppedintoitwhenthefirstofthelocalsmadetheirplay.

           "Youlookingforsomething,tourist?"

           Therewerethreeofthem,theleadvocalistatwo-and-a-half-metregiantnakedtothewaistwithwhatlookedlikeNakamura’sentiremusclegraftsalesfortheyearwrappedaroundhisarmsandtrunk.Therewereredilluminumtattoosundertheskinofhispectoralssohischestlookedlikeadyingcoalfireandaglans-headedcobrareareduptheridgedmuscleofhisstomachfromhiswaistline.Thehandsthathungopenathissidesweretippedwithfiledtalons.Hisfacewasseamedwithscartissuefromthefreakfightshehadlostandtherewasacheapprostheticmagnilensscrewedintooneeye.Hisvoicewassurprisinglysoftandsadsounding.

           "Comeslumming,maybe,"thefigureonthegiant’srightsaidviciously.Hewasyoungandslimandpalewithlong,finehairfallingacrosshisfaceandtherewasatwitchinessabouthisstancethatsaidcheapneurachem.Hewouldbethefastest.

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