Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 17

           

           "DoyouknowwhatwefoundattheWeiClinicyesterday?"

           "Blackmarketspareparts?Virtualtortureprogrammes?Ordidn’ttheyletyoustaythatlong?"

           "Wefoundseventeenbodieswiththeircorticalstacksburntout.Unarmed.Seventeendeadpeople.Reallydead."

           Shelookedupatmeagain,thedisguststillthere.

           "You’llhavetopardonmylackofreaction,"Isaidcoldly."IsawalotworsewhenIwasinuniform.Infact,IdidalotworsewhenIwasrightingtheProtectorate’sbattlesforthem."

           "Thatwaswar."

           "Oh,please."

           Shesaidnothing.Ileanedforwardacrossthedesk.

           "Anddon’ttellmethoseseventeenbodiesarewhatyou’reonfireabout,either."Igesturedatmyownface."Thisisyourproblem.Youdon’tliketheideaofsomeonecarvingthisup."

           Shesatsilentforamoment,thinking,thenreachedintoadrawerofthedeskandtookoutapacketofcigarettes.SheofferedthemtomeautomaticallyandIshookmyheadwithclencheddetermination.

           "Iquit."

           "Didyou?"Therewasgenuinesurpriseinhervoice,asshefedherselfacigaretteandlitit."Goodforyou.I’mimpressed."

           "Yeah,Rykershouldbepleasedtoo,whenhegetsoffstack.

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