Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 19

           "

           "Suchflattery,lieutenant.Ihardlyknowhowtorespond."

           Thevoicecoughedfromrusty-lookingtannoyhornssetontwo-metre-highstalksalongtherail.MyhandflewtotheNemexbutt,andmyvisioncycledouttoperipheralscanwitharapiditythathurt.Ortegagavemeanalmostimperceptibleshakeoftheheadandlookedupatthebridge.Thetwoofussweptthesuperstructureformovementinoppositedirections,coordinatingunconsciously.Undertheimmediacyofthetension,Ifeltawarmshiverofpleasureatthatunlooked-forsymmetry.

           "No,no.Overhere,"saidthemetallicvoice,thistimerelegatedtothehornsatthestern.AsIwatched,thechainsononeoftherearloadingcranesgratedintomotionandbegantorun,presumablyhaulingsomethingupfromtheopencellinfrontofthebridge.IleftmyhandontheNemex.Overhead,thesunwasbreakingthroughthecloudcover.

           Thechainendedinamassiveironhook,inthecrookofwhichstoodthespeaker,onehandstillholdingaprehistorictannoymicrophone,theothergrippedlightlyaroundtherisingchain.Hewasdressedinaninappropriate-lookinggreysuitthatflappedinthewind,leaningoutfromthechainatafastidiousangle,hairglintinginawanderingshaftofsunlight.Inarrowedmyeyestoconfirm.Synthetic.Cheapsynthetic.

           Thecraneswungoutoverthecurvedcoverofthecargocellandthesynthalightedelegantlyonthetop,lookingdownonus.

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