Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 40

           IwasridingtheReaper.

           Isettheimpellersincautiousforwarddriveanddriftedtowardsthemassive,curvingwallofthehull.Insidethehelmet,simulationgraphicsawokeonthesurfaceofthevisorandIsawtheentrypointsIreneElliotthadfoundformedelineatedinred.Oneinparticular,theunsealedmouthofadisusedsamplingturret,waspulsingonandoffnexttofinegreenletteringthatspelledProspectOne.Irosesteadilyupwardtomeetit.

           Theturretmouthwasaboutametrewideandscarredaroundtheedgeswheretheatmospheresamplingsystemhadbeenamputated.Igotmylegsupinfrontofmenomeanachievementinagravfieldandhookedmyselfoverthelipofthehatch,thenconcentratedonwormingmyselfinsideuptothewaist.FromthereItwistedontomyfronttoclearthegravharnessandwasabletoslidemyselfthroughthegapandontotheflooroftheturret.Iswitchedthegravharnessoff.

           Inside,therewasbarelyenoughcrawlspacetoratechnicianlyingonhisbacktocheckthenestofequipment.Atthebackoftheturretwasanantiqueairlock,completewithpressurewheel,justasIreneElliott’sDippedblueprintshadpromised.IwriggledarounduntilIcouldgraspthewheelwithbothhands,consciousthatbothsuitandharnesswerecatchingonthenarrowhatchway,andthatmyexertionssofarhadalmosttotallydepletedmyimmediatebodystrength.

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