Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 19

           Thesynthofferedonefeaturelesspalm,asifforinspection.

           "Well?"heaskedgently.

           "Routinecheck,Carnage,"saidOrtega,helpingmeout."Beensomebombthreatsontonight’sfight.We’reheretohavealook."

           Carnagelaughed,jarringly."Asifyoucared."

           "Well,likeIsaid,"Ortegaansweredevenly,"it’sroutine."

           "Ohwell,you’dbettercomealongthen."Thesyntheticsighedandnoddedatme."What’sthematterwithhim?Didtheylosehisspeechfunctionsinthestack?"

           Wefollowedhimtowardsthebackoftheshipandfoundourselvesskirtingthepitformedbytherolled-backcoveroftherearmostcargocell.Iglanceddowninsideandsawacircularwhitefightingring,walledonfoursidesbyslopesofsteelandplasticseating.BanksoflightingequipmentwerestrungabovebuttherewerenoneofthespikysphericalunitsIassociatedwithtelemetry.Inthecentreofthering,someonewasknelt,paintingadesignonthematbyhand.Helookedupaswepassed.

           "Thematic,"saidCarnage,seeingwhereIwaslooking."MeanssomethinginArabic.Thisseason’sfightsareallthemedaroundProtectoratepoliceactions.Tonightit’sSharya.RightHandofGodMartyrsversusProtecMarines.Handtohand,nobladesovertencentimetres."

           "Bloodbath,inotherwords,"saidOrtega.

           Thesynthshrugged."Whatthepublicwants,thepublicpaysfor.

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