Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 23

           

           I’mstacked,backedupandI’mfifthdan

           AndI’mnotafraidofthePatchworkMan

           Thesmallcoinofurchinrhymegleamedupatmefromthesiltedbedofmychildhood.

           ButIwasafraid.

           Therainstillhadn’tsetinwhenwegotontotheapproachroadtothebridge,butthecloudsweremassingsullenlyaboveandthewindscreenwassplatteredwithheavydropletstoofewtotriggerthetruck’swipers.Iwatchedtherust-colouredstructureloomingupaheadthroughthedistortionoftheexplodedraindropsandknewIwasgoingtogetsoaked.

           Therewasnotrafficonthebridge.Thesuspensiontowersroselikethebonesofsomeincalculablyhugedinosaurabovedesertedasphaltlanesandsidegantrieslinedwithunidentifiabledetritus.

           "Slowdown,"Itoldmycompanionaswepassedunderthefirsttower,andtheheavyvehiclebrakedwithuncalledforforce.Iglancedsideways."Takeiteasy.Itoldyou,thisisano-riskgig.I’mjustmeetingsomeone."

           GraftNicholsongavemeablearylookfromthedriver’sseat,andabreathofstalealcoholcamewithit.

           "Yeah,sure.Youhandoutthismuchplastiqueondriverseveryweek,right?JustpickthemoutofLicktownbarsforcharity?"

           Ishrugged."Believewhatyouwant.Justkeepyourspeeddown.Youcandriveasfastasyoulikeafteryouletmeout."

           Nicholsonshookhistangledhead.

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