Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 6

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           Somethingflickeredinhereyes,somethingIcouldn’treadatall.Thereforasecond,thengone.Sheshrugged,putdownthecoffeemugandswungherlegsoverthesideoftheshelf.Shestretchedherselfupright,archedherspineuntilitcrackedaudiblyandwalkedtothedoorwithoutlookingback.IstayedwhereIwas,watchingherreflectionmoveamongthecitylightsinthewindow.

           Atthedoor,shestoppedandIsawherturnherhead.

           "Hey,Kovacs."

           Ilookedoverather."Forgetsomething?"

           Shenoddedherhead,mouthclampedinacrookedline,asifacknowledgingapointinsomegamewe’dbeenplaying.

           "Youwantaninsight?Youwantsomewheretostart?Well,yougavemeKadmin,soIguessIoweyouthat."

           "Youdon’towemeathing,Ortega.TheHendrixdidit,notme."

           "LeilaBegin,"shesaid."RunthatbyBancroft’sfancylawyers,seewhereitgetsyou."

           Thedoorslicedclosedandthereflectedroomheldnothingbutthelightsofthecityoutside.Istaredoutatthemforawhile,litanewcigaretteandsmokeditdowntoitsfilter.

           Bancrofthadnotcommittedsuicide,thatmuchwasclear.I’dbeenonthecaselessthanadayandalreadyI’dhadtwoseparatelobbieslandonmyback.First,KristinOrtega’smanneredthugsatthejusticefacility,thentheVladivostockhitmanandhissparesleeve

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