Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 32

           Icouldalmostseewhathewasseeing.Himself,hunchedoverinanautocabasthesordidguiltoverwhathehadbeendoingatJackItUpmergedsickeninglywiththehorrorofthecontaminationwarningssireninginhishead.Infected!Himself,LaurensBancroft,stumblingthroughthedarktowardsthelightsofSuntouchHouseandtheonlysurgerythatcouldsavehim.Whyhadheleftthecabsofarfromhome?Whyhadhenotwakenedanybodyforhelp?ThesewerequestionsInolongerneededtoanswerforhim.Bancroftbelieved.Hisguiltandself-disgustmadehimbelieve,andhewouldfindhisownanswerstoreinforcethehorrificimagesinhishead.

           AndbythetimeTransmissionFelonycutasafepaththroughtoJackItUp’scoreprocessors,Rawling4851wouldhaveeatenouteveryscrapofcoherentintellectthemachineeverhad.TherewouldbenothinglefttodisputethecarefullyconstructedlieI’dtoldforKawahara.

           Igotupandwentbacktothebalcony,wonderingifIshouldallowmyselfacigarette.Ithadbeentoughtolockdowntheneedthelastcoupleofdays.WatchingIreneElliottatworkhadbeennerve-racking.Iforcedmyhandtorelinquishthepacketinmybreastpocket,andgazeddownatMiriamBancroft,whobynowwaswellonthewaytocompletingherglider.Whenshelookedup,IglancedawayalongthebalconyrailandsawBancroft’stelescope,stillpointedseawardatthesameshallowangle.Idlecuriositymademeleanacrossandlookatthefiguresforangleofelevation.

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