Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 29

           IfyouunstackElliott,she’llbeloyal.Getherherownbodybackandshe’llbeoursforlife.That’sthewayIwanttodoit,sothat’sthewayit’sgoingdown."

           Iwaited.Kawaharastayedexpressionlessforamoment,thenbestowedonmeanothercarefullycalibratedsmile.

           "Verywell.Wewilldoityourway.I’msureyou’reawareoftherisksyouaretaking,andwhatwillhappenifyoufail.IshallcontactyouattheHendrixlatertoday."

           "What’sthewordonKadmin?"

           "OfKadmin,thereisnoword."Kawaharasmiledoncemore,andtheconnectionbroke.

           Isatstaringatthestandbyscreenforamoment,reviewingthescamasI’dlaiditout.IhadtheuneasyfeelingthatI’dbeentellingthetruthinthemidstofallthedeceit.Or,more,thatmycarefullyspunliesweretreadinginthetracksofthetruth,followingthesamepath.Agoodlieshouldshadowthetruthcloselyenoughtodrawsubstancefromit,butthiswassomethingelse,somethingaltogethermoreunnerving.Ifeltlikeahunterwhohastrackedaswamppantheralittletoocloseforcomfort,andexpectsatanymomenttoseeitrearupoutoftheswampinallitsfangedandtendril-manedhorror.Thetruthwashere,somewhere.

           Itwasahardfeelingtoshake.

           Igotupandwentintothekitchen,whereOrtegawasforagingthroughthealmostemptyfridgeunit.

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