Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 3

           

           Findingyourfatherwithouthisheadisn’tthebestwaytostarttheday.

           "She’sinpsychosurgery,"saidBancroftshortly."Butshe’llpullthrough.Doyouneedtotalktoher?"

           "Notatthemoment."Igotupfromthechairandwenttothebalconydoor."Yousayshebargedinhere.Thisiswhereithappened?"

           "Yes."Bancroftjoinedmeatthedoor."Someonegotinhereandtookmyheadoffwithaparticleblaster.Youcanseetheblastmarkonthewalldownthere.Overbythedesk."

           Iwentinsideanddownthestairs.ThedeskwasaheavymirrorwooditemtheymusthavefreightedthegenecodefromHarlan’sWorldandculturedthetreehere.ThatstruckmeasalmostasextravagantastheSongspireinthehall,andinslightlymorequestionabletaste.OntheWorldmirrorwoodgrowsinforestsonthreecontinents,andpracticallyeverycanaldiveinMillsporthasabartopcarvedoutofthestuff.Imovedpastittoinspectthestuccowall.Thewhitesurfacewasfurrowedandsearedblackwiththeunmistakablesignatureofabeamweapon.Theburnstartedatheadheightandfollowedashortarcdownwards.

           Bancrofthadremainedonthebalcony.Ilookedupathissilhouettedface."Thisistheonlysignofgunfireintheroom?"

           "Yes."

           "Nothingelsewasdamaged,brokenordisturbedinanyway?"

           "No.Nothing.

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