Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 13

           

           "Medic!Medic!Stackdown!Viralstrike!"

           AndtheworldcavesinasIhearmyowncriesechoedupanddawntheInneninbeachhead.

           Afterawhile,theyleaveyoualone,curledaroundyourwounds.Theyalwaysdo.Itgivesyoutimetothinkaboutwhattheyhavedonetoyou,moreimportantlyaboutwhatelsetheyhavenotyetdone.Thefeveredimaginingofwhatisstilltocomeisalmostaspotentatoolintheirhandsastheheatedironsandbladesthemselves.

           Whenyouhearthemreturning,theechooffootstepsinducessuchfearthatyouvomitupwhatlittlebileyouhaveleftinyourstomach.

           Imagineasatelliteblow-upofacityonmosaic,1:10,000scale.It’lltakeupmostofadecentinteriorwall,sostandwellback.Therearecertainobviousthingsyoucantellataglance.Isitaplanneddevelopmentordiditgroworganically,respondingtocenturiesofdifferingdemand?Isitorwasiteverfortified?Doesithaveaseaboard?Lookcloser,andyoucanlearnmore.Wherethemajorthoroughfaresarelikelytobe,ifthereisanIPshuttleport,ifthecityhasparks.Youcanmaybe,ifyou’reatrainedcartographer,eventellalittleaboutthemovementsoftheinhabitants.Wherethedesirableareasoftownare,whatthetrafficproblemsarelikelytobeandifthecityhassufferedanyseriousbombdamageorriotsrecently.

           Buttherearesomethingsyouwillneverknowfromthatpicture.

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