Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 18

           

           ThelawyersIsawtherehadaboutasmuchincommonwiththemanwhohaddefendedmeatfifteenasautomatedmachineriflefirehaswithfarting.Theywerecold,professionallypolishedandwellontheirwayupacareerladderwhichwouldensurethatdespitetheuniformstheywore,theywouldneverhavetocomewithinathousandkilometresofagenuinefirefight.Theonlyproblemtheyhad,astheycruisedsharkishlybackandforthacrossthecoolmarblefloorofthecourt,wasindrawingthefinedifferencesbetweenwar(massmurderofpeoplewearingauniformnotyourown),justifiableloss(massmurderofyourowntroops,butwithsubstantialgains)andcriminalnegligence(massmurderofyourowntroops,withoutappreciablebenefit).Isatinthatcourtroomforthreeweekslisteningtothemdressitlikeavarietyofsalads,andwitheverypassinghourthedistinctions,whichatonepointI’dbeenprettyclearon,grewincreasinglyvague.Isupposethatproveshowgoodtheywere.

           Afterthat,straightforwardcriminalitycameassomethingofarelief.

           "Somethingbotheringyou?"Ortegaglancedsidewaysatmeasshebroughttheunmarkedcruiserdownonashelvingpebblebeachbelowthesplit-level,glass-frontedofficesofPrendergastSanchez,attorneys-at-law.

           "Justthinking."

           "Trycoldshowersandalcohol.Worksforme."

           InoddedandhelduptheminusculebeadofmetalIhadbeenrollingbetweenmyfingerandthumb.

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