Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 20

           "Thehotelcontinuedsmoothly."Doyouwishthispersonadmittedasaguest."

           "Yeah,sure.Yougotabarwecangoto?"

           "Isaidyourroom,"growledCurtis,behindme,thenyelpedashebarkedhisshinononeofthelobby’slowmetal-edgedtables.

           "TheMidnightLampbarislocatedonthisfloor,"saidthehoteldoubtfully,"buthasnotbeenusedforaconsiderabletime."

           "Isaid"

           "Shutup,Curtis.Didn’tanyoneevertellyounottorushafirstdate?TheMidnightLampisfine.Fireitupforus."

           Acrossthelobby,adjacenttothecheck-inconsole,awidesectionofthebackwallslidgrudginglyasideandlightsflickeredoninthespacebeyond.WithCurtismakingsneeringsoundsbehindme,IwenttotheopeningandpeereddownashortflightofstepsintotheMidnightLampbar.

           "This’lldofine.Comeon."

           SomeoneoverliteralinimaginationhaddonetheinteriordecorationoftheMidnightLampbar.Thewalls,themselvespsychedelicwhirlsofmidnightbluesandpurples,werefestoonedwithavarietyofclockfacesshowingeitherthedeclaredhourorafewminutesto,interwovenwitheveryformoflampknowntoman,fromclayprehistorictoenzymedecaylightcanisters.Therewasindentedbenchseatingalongbothwalls,clock-facetablesandinthecentreoftheroomacircularbarintheshapeofacountdowndial.

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