Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 40

           Ikneltandlaidonehandgentlyonthemattedfur.Theheadliftedandthekeeningroseinthethroatagain.Isetdowntheshardgunandtensedmyemptyhand.TheneuralsheathdeliveredtheTebbitknife,glinting.

           After,Icleanedthebladeonthefur,resheathedtheknifeandpickeduptheshardgun,allwiththeunhurriedcalmoftheReaper.ThenImovedsilentlytotheconnectingcorridor.Deepinthediamondserenityofthedrugsomethingwasnaggingatme,buttheReaperwouldnotletmeworryaboutit.

           AsindicatedonElliott’sstolenblueprintsthecrosscorridorledtoasetofstairs,carpetedinthesameorgiasticpatternasthemainthoroughfare.Imovedwarilydownthesteps,guntrackingtheopenspaceahead,proximitysensespreadlikearadarnetbeforeme.Nothingstirred.KawaharamusthavebatteneddownallthehatchesjustincaseOrtegaandhercrewsawsomethinginconvenientwhiletheywereonthepremises.

           Twolevelsdown,IsteppedoffthestairsandfollowedmymemoryoftheblueprintsthroughameshofcorridorsuntilIwasreasonablysurethatthedoortoKawahara’squarterswasaroundthenextcorner.Withmybacktothewall,Isliduptothecornerandwaited,breathingshallowly.Theproximitysensesaidtherewassomeoneatthedooraroundthecorner,possiblymorethanoneperson,andIpickedupthefainttangofcigarettesmoke.Idroppedtomyknees,checkedmysurroundingsandthenloweredmyfacetotheground.

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