Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 20

           WhentheymakeanEnvoy,doyouwanttoknowwhattheydo?Theyburnouteveryevolvedviolencelimitationinstinctinthehumanpsyche.Submissionsignalrecognition,peckingorderdynamics,packloyalties.Itallgoes,tunedoutaneuronatatime;andtheyreplaceitwithaconsciouswilltoharm."

           Hestaredbackatmeinsilence.

           "Doyouunderstandme?Itwouldhavebeeneasiertokillyoujustthen.Itwouldhavebeeneasier.Ihadtostopmyself.That’swhatanEnvoyis,Curtis.Areassembledhuman.Anartifice."

           Thesilencestretched.Therewasnowaytoknowifhewastakingitinornot.ThinkingbacktoNewpestacenturyandahalfago,andtheyoungTakeshiKovacs,Idoubtedhewas.Athisage,thewholethingwouldhavesoundedlikeadreamofpowercometrue.

           Ishrugged."Incaseyouhadn’tguessedalready,theanswertothelady’squestionisno.I’mnotinterested.There,thatshouldmakeyouhappy,anditonlycostyouabrokennosetofindout.Ifyouhadn’tdosedyourselftotheeyesitmightnotevenhavecostthatmuch.Tellherthankyouverymuch,theofferisappreciated,butthere’stoomuchgoingonheretowalkawayfrom.TellherI’mstartingtoenjoyit."

           Therewasaslightcoughfromtheentrancetothebar.Ilookedupandsawasuited,crimson-hairedfigureonthestairs.

           "AmIinterruptingsomething?"Themohicanenquired.Thevoicewasslowandrelaxed.NotoneoftheheaviesfromFellStreet.

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