Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 22

           "Yougotacigarette?"

           Shepassedmethepacketwordlessly.Ishookoneout,fitteditintothecornerofmymouth,touchedtheignitionpatchtotheendanddrewdeeply.Themovementshappenedasone,reflexconditionedoveryearslikeamacroofneed.Ididn’thavetoconsciouslydoanything.Thesmokecurlingintomylungswaslikeabreathoftheperfumeyourememberanoldloverwearing.

           "Heknewme."Iexhaled."AndheknewhisQuellisthistorytoo.‘That’sfuckingenough’iswhataQuellistguerrillacalledIffyDemesaidwhenshediedunderinterrogationduringtheUnsettlementonHarlan’sWorld.Shewaswiredwithinternalexplosivesandshebroughtthehousedown.Soundfamiliar?NowwhodoweknowwhocanswapQuellquoteslikeaMillsportnative?"

           "He’sinthefuckingstore,Kovacs.Youcan’tgetsomeoneoutofthestorewithout"

           "WithoutanAI.WithanAI,youcandoit.I’veseenitdone.CorecommandonAdoraciondiditwithourprisonersofwar,likethat."Isnappedmyfingers."Likehookingelephantraysoffaspawningreef."

           "Aseasyasthat?"Ortegasaidironically.

           Isuckeddownsomemoresmokeandignoredher."YourememberwhenwewereinvirtualwithKadmin,wegotthatlightningeffectacrossthesky?"

           "Didn’tseeit.No,wait,yeah.Ithoughtitwasaglitch."

           "Itwasn’t.Ittouchedhim.Reflectedinthetable.

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