Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 41

           NottomentionOrtega,Bautistaandwhoknewhowmanyothers.

           "That’sfuckingenough,"Imutteredinaslurredtone,andatthesamemoment,drivingthemusclesinmythighstowork,IlockedmylegsaroundKawahara’swaist.Mylefthandslappeddownflatontheslopingglass.

           Themuffledcrumpofanexplosion,andasharpcracking.

           Dialledtotheshortendofitsfuseoption,thetermitemicrogrenadewasdesignedtodetonatealmostinstantaneouslyandtodeliverninetypercentofitschargetothecontactface.Theremainingtenpercentstillwreckedmyhand,tearingthefleshfromtheKhumalomarrowalloybonesandcarbon-reinforcedtendons,rippingthepoly-bondligamentingapartandpunchingacoin-sizedholeinmypalm.

           Onthedownwardside,thewindowshatteredlikeathickplateofriverice.Itseemedtohappeninslowmotion.IfeltthesurfacecaveinbesidemeandthenIwasslidingsidewaysintothegap.Vaguely,Iregisteredtherushofcoldairintothecabin.Aboveme,Kawahara’sfacehadgonestupidwithshockassherealisedwhathadhappened,butshewastoolate.Shecamewithme,flailingandsmashingatmyheadandchest,butunabletobreakthelockIhadonherwaist.Thepliersroseandfell,peelingalongstripoffleshfromonecheekbone,plungingonceintomywreckedeye,butbynowthepainwasfaraway,almostirrelevant,consumedentirebyabonfireofragethathadfinallybrokenthroughwhatwasleftofthebetathanatine

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