Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 27

           

           "Footingisunstable,"saidthemachineredundantly,aswetoucheddownonarollingdeck."Pleasetakecare."

           IfedcurrencytotheslotandthehatchhingeduponOrtega’ssafelocation.Abriefexpanseofgunmetallandingpad,railingsofcabledsteel,andtheseabeyond,allshiftingblackshouldersofwaterbeneathanightskycloggedwithcloudandharddrizzle.Iclimbedoutwarilyandclungtothenearestrailingwhilethecabliftedawayandwasquicklyswallowedbythedriftingveilsofrain.Asthenavigationlightsfaded,IturnedmyattentiontothevesselIwasstandingon.

           Thelandingpadwassituatedatthestern,andfromwhereIclungtotherailingIcouldseethewholelengthoftheshiplaidout.Shelookedtobeabouttwentymetres,somethingliketwothirdsthesizeofaMillsporttrawler,butmuchleanerinthebeam.Thedeckmoduleshadthesmooth,self-sealingconfigurationofstormsurvivaldesign,butdespitethegeneralbusinesslikeappearance,noonewouldevertakethisforaworkingvessel.Delicatetelescopicmastsrosetowhatlookedlikeonlyhalfheightattwopointsalongthedeckandtherewasasharpbowspritstabbingaheadoftheslimlytaperedprow.Thiswasayacht.Arichman’sfloatinghome.

           LightspilledoutofahatchwayonthereardeckandOrtegaemergedfarenoughtobeckonmedownfromthelandingpad.

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