Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 25

           Asthecruiserspiralleddowntowardsitsbaseandthenbeyond,Irealisedthatwhoeverhadbuiltthemonumenthadsetitonahugecentralbuttressofrocksoitgavetheimpressionofatitanicbroadswordsunkintotheearthbysomeretiredwarriorgod.Itwasentirelyinkeepingwiththedimensionsofthemountainsaroundit,asifnohumanagencycouldpossiblyhaveputitthere.Thesteppedterracesofstoneandancillarybuildingsbelowthebuttress,themselvesmonumentalinsize,shrankalmosttoinsignificanceunderthebroodingpresenceofthissingleartefact.

           Treppwaswatchingmewithaglitterinhereyes.

           ThelimosettledononeofthestoneexpansesandIclimbedout,blinkingupthroughthesunatthecross.

           "ThisbelongtotheCatholics?"Ihazarded.

           "Usedto."Treppstartedtowardsasetoftoweringsteeldoorsintherockahead."Backwhenitwasnew.It’sprivatepropertynow."

           "Howcome?"

           "AskRay."NowitwasTreppwhoseemeduninterestedinconversation.Itwasalmostasifsomethinginthevaststructurewascallingadifferentpartofhercharacterintoascendancy.Shedriftedtothedoorsasifattractedtherebymagnetism.

           Aswereachedtheportals,theyyawnedslowlyopenwithadullhumofpoweredhingesandstoppedwithanapertureoftwometresbetweenthem.IgesturedatTrepp,andshesteppedoverthethresholdwithashrug.

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