Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 3

           KristinOrtega’sattitudewasbeginningtomakesomesenseatlast.IfBancroftthoughthewasoutsidethenormalrequirementsofgoodcitizenship,hewasn’tlikelytomakemanyfriendsinuniform.TherewouldhavebeenlittlepointtryingtoexplaintohimthatforOrtegatherewasanothertreecalledtheLawandthatinhereyeshewasbangingafewprofanenailsintoithimself.I’veseenthiskindofthingfrombothsides,andtherejustisn’tanysolutionexcepttodowhatmyownancestorshaddone.Whenyoudon’tlikethelaws,yougosomewheretheycan’ttouchyou.

           Andthenyoumakeupsomeofyourown.

           Bancroftstayedattherail.Perhapshewascommuningwiththetree.Idecidedtoshelvethislineofinquiryforawhile.

           "What’sthelastthingyouremember?"

           "Tuesday14thAugust,"hesaidpromptly."Goingtobedataboutmidnight."

           "Thatwasthelastremoteupdate."

           "Yes,theneedlecastwouldhavegonethroughaboutfourinthemorning,butobviouslyIwasasleepbythen."

           "Soalmostafullforty-eighthoursbeforeyourdeath."

           "I’mafraidso."

           Optimallybad.Inforty-eighthours,almostanythingcanhappen.Bancroftcouldhavebeentothemoonandbackinthattime.Irubbedatthescarundermyeyeagain,wonderingabsentlyhowithadgotthere.

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