Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 40

           

           Forasplitsecond,somethinggeyseredthroughthecoldcrustofthebetathanatine.

           Iwentbacktothedoortheanimalhademergedfrom,drawingtheshardgunonmywayandswungthrough,holdingtheweaponinbothhandsbeforeme.Theroombeyondwasspaciousandpastel-colouredwithquainttwo-dimensionalframedpicturesonthewalls.Amassivefourposterbedwithtranslucentdrapesoccupiedthecentre.Seatedontheedgeofthebedwasadistinguished-lookingmaninhisforties,nakedfromthewaistdown.Abovethewaist,heappearedtobewearingformaleveningdresswhichclashedbadlywiththeheavy-dutycanvasworkgloveshehadpulleduptobothelbows.Hewasbentover,cleaninghimselfbetweenthelegswithadampwhitecloth.

           AsIadvancedintotheroom,heglancedup.

           "Jack?Youfinishedal"Hestaredattheguninmyhandswithoutcomprehension,thenasthemuzzlecametowithinhalfametreofhisfaceanoteofasperitycreptintohisvoice."Listen,Ididn’tdialforthisroutine."

           "Onthehouse,"Isaiddispassionately,andwatchedastheclutchofmonomolecularshardstorehisfaceapart.Hishandsflewupfrombetweenhislegstocoverthewoundsandhefloppedoversidewaysonthebed,gut-deepnoisesgrindingoutofhimashedied.

           Withthemissiontimedisplayflaringredinthecornerofmyvision,Ibackedoutoftheroom.TheinjuredanimaloutsidethedooroppositedidnotlookupasIapproached.

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