Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 31

           

           (Ortegahadnotturnedup,orcalledmeattheHendrix.)

           Midafternoononthesecondday,Elliottkickedontheprimarymodulesandcruisedeachoftheshortlistoptions.Thelistfelltothree,andElliottgavemeacouplemoreitemstogoshoppingfor.Refinementsoftwareforthebigkill.

           Byearlyeveningthelistwasdowntotwo,withElliottwritinguppreliminaryintrusionproceduresforboth.Whenevershehitaglitch,webackedupandcomparedrelativemerits.

           Bymidnightwehadourtarget.Elliottwenttobedandslepteightsolidhours.IwentbacktotheHendrixandbrooded.

           (NothingfromOrtega.)

           Iboughtbreakfastinthestreetandtookitbacktotheapartment.Neitherofusfeltmuchlikeeating.

           10.15localtime.IreneElliottcalibratedherequipmentforthelasttime.

           Wedidit.

           Twenty-seven-and-a-halfminutes.

           Apieceofpiss,saidElliott.

           IleftherdismantlingequipmentandflewouttoseeBancroftthatafternoon.

           

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