Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 25

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           "Oh,that’sQuell,isn’tit?MinewasShakespeare,butthenIdon’texpectcolonialculturegoesbackthatfar,doesit?"Shewasstillsmiling,poisedlikeatotalbodytheatregymnastabouttolaunchintoheraria.ForamomentIsufferedthealmosthallucinatoryconvictionthatshewasgoingtobreakintoalittledance,choreographedtoajunkrhythmbeatfromspeakershiddeninthedomeaboveus.

           "Takeshi,wheredidyougetthisbeliefthateverythingcanberesolvedwithsuchbrutesimplicity?SurelynotfromtheEnvoys?WasittheNewpestgangs?Thethrashingsyourfathergaveyouasachild?DidyoureallythinkIwouldallowyoutoforcemyhand?DidyoureallythinkIwouldhavecometothetablethisempty-handed?Thinkaboutit.Youknowme.Didyoureallybelieveitwouldbethiseasy?"

           Theneurachemseethedwithinme.Ibititback,hungfromthemomentlikeaparachutistbracedinthejumphatch.

           "Allright,"Isaidevenly."Impressme."

           "Gladly."Kawaharareachedintothebreastpocketofherliquidblackblouse.Sheproducedatinyholofileandflickeditintoactivewithathumbnail.Astheimagesevolvedintheairabovetheunit,shepassedittome."Alotofthedetailislegalistic,butyouwillofcourserecognisethesalientpoints."

           Itookthelittlesphereoflightasifitwereapoisonousflower.

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