Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 23

           WardenSullivanhashaddealingswiththesepeopleaslongasIhavehadtenureatBayCity.Policejurisdictionendsoutsideourdoors,andAdministrationsalariesarenothigh."

           Shelookedbackatme."Ihavenevertakenpaymentfromthesepeople,nor,untilnow,hadIactedontheirbehalf.Butequally,Ihaveneverstoodagainstthem.Ithasbeenveryeasytoburymyselfinmyworkandpretendnottoseewhatgoeson."

           "‘Thehumaneyeisawonderfuldevice,’"IquotedfromPoemsandOtherPrevaricationsabsently."‘Withalittleeffort,itcanfailtoseeeventhemostglaringinjustice.’"

           "Veryaptlyput."

           "It’snotmine.Sohowcomeyoudidthesurgery?"

           Shenodded."AsIsaid,untilnowIhadmanagedtoavoidactualcontactwiththesepeople.SullivanhadmeassignedtoOffworldSleevingbecausetherewasn’tmuchofit,andthefavourshedidwerealllocal.Itmadeiteasierforbothofus.He’sagoodmanagerinthatrespect."

           "ShameIcamealongthen."

           "Yes,itpresentedaproblem.Heknewit’dlookoddifIwastakenofftheprocedureforoneofhismorecompliantmedics,andhedidn’twantanywaves.Apparentlythiswassomethingbig."Sheplacedthesamederisivestressonthewordsasshehadonmyfiguredearlier."Thesepeoplewerejackedinathighlevel,andeverythinghadtobesmooth.Buthewasn’tstupid,hehadarationaleallreadyforme.

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