Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 19

           

           "EliasRyker,"hesaid,andhisvoicewasnotmuchsmootherthanthetannoyhadbeen.Someonehaddonearealcut-ratejobonthevocalcords.Heshookhishead."Wethoughtwe’dseenthelastofyou.Howshortthelegislature’smemory."

           "Carnage?"Ortegaliftedahandtoshadeagainstthesuddensunlight."Thatyou?"

           Thesyntheticbowedfaintlyandstowedthetannoymikeinsidehisjacket.Hebegantopickhiswaydowntheslopingcellcover.

           "EmceeCarnage,atyourservice,officers.Andpraywhathavewedonetooffendtoday?"

           Isaidnothing.Fromthesoundofit,IwassupposedtoknowthisCarnage,andIdidn’thaveenoughtoworkwithatthemoment.RememberingwhatOrtegahadtoldme,Ifixedtheapproachingsynthwithablankstare,andhopedIwasbeingsufficientlyRyker-like.

           Thesyntheticreachedtheedgeofthecellcoverandjumpeddown.Upclose,Isawthatitwasn’tonlythevocalcordsthatwerecrude.ThisbodywassofarfromtheoneTrepphadbeenusingwhenItorchedher,itwasbarelydeservingofthesamename.Iwonderedbrieflyifitwassomekindofantique.Theblackhairwascoarseandenamelled-looking,thefaceslacksilicoflesh,thepaleblueeyesclearlylogo’dacrossthewhite.Thebodylookedsolid,butalittletoosolid,andthearmswereslightlywrong,reminiscentofsnakesratherthanlimbs.Thehandsattheendsofthecuffsweresmoothandlineless.

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