Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 16

           Kovacs,itisnotasecret,largeorotherwise.ImerelythinkyoumightdobetteroccupyingyourmindwithothermattersthantheBancrofts’houseguests.Ifyoumustknow,theotherplayerwasMarcoKawahara."

           "Wasit,indeed."Accidentally,I’dslippedintoPhiri’sspeechpatterns.Chalkupadoublestrikeforpersonality."Sothat’swhereI’veseenhisfacebefore.Takesafterhismother,doesn’the?"

           "Ireallywouldn’tknow,"saidPrescottdismissively."IhavenevermetMs.Kawahara."

           "Luckyyou."

           Bancroftwaswaitingforusinanexoticconservatorypinnedtotheseawardwingofthehouse.Theglasswallswereariotofaliencoloursandforms,amongwhichIpickedoutayoungmirrorwoodtreeandnumerousstandsofmartyrweed.Bancroftwasstandingnexttooneofthelatter,sprayingitcarefullywithawhitemetallicdust.Idon’tknowmuchaboutmartyrweedbeyonditsobvioususesasasecuritydevice,soIhadnoideawhatthepowderwas.

           Bancroftturnedaswecamein."Pleasekeepyourvoicesreasonablylow."Hisownvoicewascuriouslyflatinthesoundabsorbentenvironment."Martyrweedishighlysensitiveatthisstageofdevelopment.Mr.Kovacs,Iassumeyouarefamiliarwithit."

           "Yeah."Iglancedatthevaguelyhand-shapedcupsoftheleaves,withthecentralcrimsonstainsthathadgiventheplantitsname."Yousurethesearemature?"

           "Fully.

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