Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 33

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           "Idonotwantout,TakeshiKovacs.Imerelywishedtoacquaintyouwiththeconsiderationsinvolvedinthiscourseofaction."

           "OK.I’macquainted."

           Iglancedupatthedigitaldisplayandwatchedthenextfullminuteturnover.AnotherfourhoursforMiller.IntheroutinetheHendrixwasrunning,hewouldnotgethungryorthirsty,orhavetoattendtoanyotherbodilyfunctions.Sleepwaspossible,althoughthemachinewouldnotallowittobecomeawithdrawalcoma.AllMillerhadtocontendwith,apartfromthediscomfortofhissurroundings,washimself.Intheenditwasthatwhichwoulddrivehiminsane.

           Ihoped.

           NoneoftheRightHandofGodmartyrsweputthroughtheroutinehadlastedmorethanfifteenminutesrealtime,buttheyhadbeenfleshandbloodwarriors,fanaticallybraveintheirownarenabuttotallyunversedinvirtualtechniques.Theyhadalsobeenendowedwithastrongreligiousdogmathatpermittedthemtocommitnumerousatrocitiessolongasitheld,butwhenitwent,itwentlikeadamwallandtheirownresultantself-loathinghadeatenthemalive.Miller’smindwouldbenowherenearassimplistic,norasinitiallyself-righteous,andhisconditioningwouldbegood.

           Outside,itwouldbegettingdark.Iwatchedtheclock,andforcedmyselfnottosmoke.Tried,withlesssuccess,nottothinkaboutOrtega.

           Ryker’ssleevewasgettingtobeapainintheballs.

           

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