Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 40

           Intheeventthatsomethingwentwrong,itgaveusaclearfixtopullourpeopleout.Intheeventthatnothingwentwrong,themoleculesofthefilamentbrokedownintoorganicresidues,usuallyinunderforty-eighthours.

           IglancedacrossatDavidson.

           "What’stherange?"

           "Hundredklicks."Theyoungmohicanseemedsuddenlyverycompetentintheglowfromhisscreen."Search-triggeredsignalonly.Itdoesn’tradiateunlesswecallyou.Quitesafe."

           Ishrugged."OK.Wheredoyouwanttoputit?"

           Ortegastoodup,needleinhand."Neckmuscles.Niceandclosetoyourstack,casetheychopyourheadoff."

           "Charming."Igottomyfeetandturnedmybacksothatshecouldputtheneedlein.Therewasabriefspikeofpaininthecordsofmuscleatthebaseofmyskullandthenitfaded.Ortegapattedmeontheshoulder.

           "You’redone.Isheonscreen?"

           Davidsonpunchedacoupleofbuttonsandnoddedinsatisfaction.Infrontofme,Bautistadumpedthegravharnesstackleonaseat.Ortegaglancedatherwatchandreachedfortheseconddermal.

           "Thirty-sevenpercent,"shesaid."ReadyfortheBigChill?"

           Itwaslikebeingsubmergedindiamonds.

           BythetimewehitHeadintheCloudsthedrughadalreadyeliminatedmostofmyemotionalresponsesandeverythinghadthesharpandshinyedgesofrawdata.

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