Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 40

           Accordingtowhatwe’dpatchedtogetheroutofMiller’sinterrogation,Kawahara’squartersweretwolevelsbelowontheportside.Shehadtwohugewindowsthatlookeddownwardoutofthehull.

           Summoningtheblueprintsfrommemory,Idrewtheshardpistolandsetofftowardsthestern.

           Ittookmelessthanfifteenminutestoreachthebuoyancycontrolroom,andIsawnooneontheway.ThecontrolroomitselfappearedtobeautomatedandIbegantosuspectthatthesedayshardlyanyonebotheredtovisittheswoopingcanopiesoftheairship’supperhull.Ifoundthemaintenanceladderandclimbedpainstakinglydownituntilawarmupward-spillingglowonmyfacetoldmeIwasalmostontheoperatingdeck.Istoppedandlistenedforvoices,hearingandproximitysensebothstrainedtotheirlimitsforafullminutebeforeIloweredmyselfthefinalfourmetresanddroppedtothefloorofawelllit,carpetedpassageway.Itwasdesertedinbothdirections.

           Icheckedmyinternaltimedisplayandstowedtheshardgun.Missiontimewasaccumulating.BynowOrtegaandKawaharawouldbetalking.Iglancedaroundatthedécorandguessedthatwhateverfunctiontheoperatingdeckhadoncebeenintendedtoserve,itwasn’tservingitnow.Thepassagewaywasdeckedoutinopulentredandgoldwithstandsofexoticplantlifeandlampsintheformofcouplingbodieseveryfewmetres.Thecarpetbeneathmyfeetwasdeep,andwovenwithhighlydetailedimagesofsexualabandon.

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