Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 18

           Itwasonlytwo-d,hurriedlyshotjustbeforeanassaultteamwentoverthetop,butthesergeantbeinginterviewedwassubtitledWatanabe,Yandtherewassomethingaboutthewayhetiltedhisheadwhenquestionedthathadusallcrowingrecognitionatthescreen.ButthenWatanabewasacommonenoughname,andcometothat,theguywhosaidhe’dseentheAngelsfacedownwasalsofondoftellingushowhe’dsleptwithaHarlanfamilyheiresswhenshecameslumming,andnoneofusbelievedthat.

           Once,onarareeveningwhenIwasbothstraightandaloneatWatanabe’s,Iswallowedenoughofmyadolescentpridetoasktheoldmanforhisadvice.I’dbeenreadingUNarmedforcespromotionalliteratureforweeks,andIneededsomeonetopushmeonewayortheother.

           Watanabejustgrinnedatmearoundthestemofhispipe."Ishouldadviseyou?"heasked."Sharewithyouthewisdomthatbroughtmetothis?"

           Webothlookedaroundthelittlebarandthefieldsbeyondthedeck.

           "Well,uh,yes."

           "Well,uh,no,"hesaidfirmly,andresumedhispipe.

           "Kovacs?"

           IblinkedandfoundOrtegainfrontofme,lookingcuriouslyintomyeyes.

           "SomethingIneedtoknowabout?"

           Ismiledfaintlyandglancedaroundatthekitchen’sshiningsteelcounters."Notreally."

           "It’sgoodfood,"shesaid,misinterpretingthelook.

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