Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 24

           Sidewaysatfirst,hemadehiswaydownthestepstotheparkinglotandthen,withoccasionalbackwardglances,acrosstheunevengroundtowardsthesaggingdoublegatethathadrustedopenonitsrunnerswhatlookedlikecenturiesago.

           "Eyesfront,"Icalledacrossthewideninggapbetweenus."I’mstillbackhere,youdon’tneedtoworryaboutthat."

           Outonthestreet,Iletthegapgrowtoaboutadozenmetresandpretendedcompletedissociationfromthefigureaheadofme.Itwasn’tagreatneighbourhoodandthereweren’tmanypeopleoutwalkingintherain.SullivanwasaneasytargetforthePhilipsgunatdoublethedistance.

           Fiveblockson,Ispottedthesteamed-upwindowsofthenoodlehouseIwaslookingfor.IquickenedmypaceandcameuponSullivan’sstreetsideshoulder.

           "Inhere.Gototheboothsatthebackandsitdown."

           Imadeasinglesweepofthestreet,sawnooneobvious,andfollowedSullivaninside.

           Theplacewasalmostempty,thedaytimedinerslongdepartedandtheeveningnotyetcrankedup.TwoancientChinesewomensatinacornerwiththewitheredeleganceofdriedbouquets,headsnoddingtogether.Ontheothersideoftherestaurantfouryoungmeninpalesilksuitsloungeddangerouslyandtoyedwithexpensive-lookingchunksofhardware.Atatablenearoneofthewindows,afatCaucasianwasworkinghiswaythroughanenormousbowlofchowmeinandsimultaneouslyflickingoverthepagesofaholoporncomic.

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