Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 1

           

           Icamethrashingupoutofthetank,onehandplasteredacrossmychestsearchingforthewounds,theotherclutchingatanon-existentweapon.TheweighthitmelikeahammerandIcollapsedbackintothefloatationgel.Iflailedwithmyarms,caughtoneelbowpainfullyonthesideofthetankandgasped.Gobbetsofgelpouredintomymouthanddownmythroat.Isnappedmymouthshutandgotaholdonthehatchcoaming,butthestuffwaseverywhere.Inmyeyes,burningmynoseandthroat,andslipperyundermyfingers.Theweightwasforcingmygriponthehatchloose,sittingonmychestlikeahigh-gmanoeuvre,pressingmedownintothegel.Mybodyheavedviolentlyintheconfinesofthetank.Floatationgel?Iwasdrowning.

           Abruptly,therewasastronggriponmyarmandIwashauledcoughingintoanuprightposition.AtaboutthesametimeIwasworkingouttherewerenowoundsinmychest,someonewipedatowelroughlyacrossmyfaceandIcouldsee.Idecidedtosavethatpleasureforlaterandconcentratedongettingthecontentsofthetankoutofmynoseandthroat.ForabouthalfaminuteIstayedsitting,headdown,coughingoutthegelandtryingtoworkoutwhyeverythingweighedsomuch.

           "Somuchfortraining."Itwasahard,malevoice,thesortthathabituallyhangsaroundjusticefacilities."WhatdidtheyteachyouintheEnvoysanyway,Kovacs?"

           ThatwaswhenIhadit.OnHarlan’sWorld,Kovacsisquiteacommonname.Everyoneknowshowtopronounceit.

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