Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 27

           Hookingmyfingersfirmlyontherail,Ibracedmyselfagainstthepitchandswayofthevesselandpickedmywaydownashortflightofstepsatonesideofthepad,thenacrossthereardecktothehatch.Swirlsofdrizzlesweptacrosstheship,hurryingmealongagainstmywill.InthewelloflightfromtheopenhatchIsawanother,steepersetofstepsandhandedmywaydownthenarrowcompanionwayintotheofferedwarmth.Overmyhead,thehatchhummedsmoothlyshut.

           "Wherethefuckhaveyoubeen?"snappedOrtega.

           Itookamomenttorubsomeofthewateroutofmyhairandlookedaround.Ifthiswasarichman’sfloatinghome,therichmaninquestionhadn’tbeenhomeinawhile.FurniturewasstowedatthesidesoftheroomIhaddescendedinto,sheetedoverinsemi-opaqueplastic,andtheshelvesofthesmallnichebarwereempty.Thehatchesoverthewindowswereallbatteneddown.Doorsateitherendoftheroomwereopenontowhatseemedtobesimilarlymothballedspaces.

           Forallthat,theyachtreekedofthewealththathadspawnedit.Thechairsandtablesbeneaththeplasticweredarklypolishedwood,aswasthepanellingofthebulkheadsanddoors,andtherewererugsonthewaxedboardsbeneathmyfeet.Theremainderofthedécorwassimilarlysombreintone,withwhatlookedlikeoriginalartworkonthebulkheadwalls.OnefromtheEmpathistschool,theskeletalruinsofaMartianshipyardatsunset,theotheranabstractthatIdidn’thavetheculturalbackgroundtoread.

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