Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 30

           IimaginedMaryLouHinchleyhurtlingdowntohershatteringimpactwiththeunyieldingwater,thenslippingbrokenbeneaththeswellstobecradledinwaitforthesea’spredators.Howlonghadshebeenouttherebeforethecurrentscontrivedtocarrywhatwasleftofherbacktoherownkind?Howlonghadthedarknessheldher?

           Mythoughtsskippedaimlessly,cushionedonthevaguesenseofacceptanceandwell-being.IsawBancroft’santiquetelescope,trainedontheheavensandthetinymotesoflightthatwereEarth’sfirsthesitantstepsbeyondthelimitsofthesolarsystem.Fragilearkscarryingtherecordedselvesofamillionpioneersandthedeep-frozenembryobanksthatmightsomedayre-sleevethemondistantworlds,ifthepromiseofthevaguelyunderstoodMartianastrogationchartsborefruit.Ifnottheywoulddriftforever,becausetheuniverseismostlynightanddarkenedocean.

           Raisinganeyebrowatmyownintrospection,Iheavedmyselfofftherailandglancedupattheholographicfaceabovemyhead.AnchanaSalomaohadthenighttoherself.Herghostlycountenancegazeddownatrepeatedintervalsalongthepromenade,compassionatebutuninvolved.Lookingatthecomposedfeatures,itwaseasytoseewhyElizabethElliotthadwantedsobadlytoattainthoseheights.Iwouldhavegivenalotforthatsamedetachedcomposure.IshiftedmyattentiontothewindowsaboveElliott’s.Thelightswereonthere,andasIwatchedafemaleformmovedacrossoneoftheminnakedsilhouette.

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