Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 28

           Outinthemiddleofaseeminglyendlessocean,cocoonedinthehigh-techsafetyoftheyacht,itwaseasytobelieveyoucouldhidefromtheKawaharasandBancroftsofthisworld,butthatkindofhidingdiedcenturiesago.

           Iftheywantyou,ayoungishQuellhadoncewrittenoftheHarlan’sWorldrulingelite,soonerorlaterthey’llscoopyouupofftheglobe,likespecksofinterestingdustoffaMartianartefact.Crossthegulfbetweenthestars,andtheycancomeafteryou.Gointocenturiesofstorage,andthey’llbetherewaitingforyou,clone-new,whenyoure-sleeve.Theyarewhatweoncedreamedofasgods,mythicalagentsofdestiny,asinescapableasDeath,thatpooroldpeasantlabourer,bentoverhisscythe,nolongeris.PoorDeath,nomatchforthemightyalteredcarbontechnologiesofdatastorageandretrievalarrayedagainsthim.Oncewelivedinterrorofhisarrival.Nowweflirtoutrageouslywithhissombredignity,andbeingslikethesewon’tevenlethiminthetradesman’sentrance.

           Igrimaced.ComparedtoKawahara,Deathwasathree-boutpushover.

           IstoppedattheprowandpickedapointonthehorizontowatchuntilOrtegamadeuphermind.

           Supposeyouknowsomeone,alongtimeago.Yousharethings,drinkdeeplyofeachother.Thenyoudriftapart,lifetakesyouindifferentdirections,thebondsarenotstrongenough.Ormaybeyougettornapartbyexternalcircumstance.

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