Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 7

           Hisownleftsocketisagluttedwellofgore,allthatwasleftatInneninwhenhedugtheeyeballoutwithhisfingers.Nooneeverfoundoutwhathewashallucinatingatthetime.BythetimetheygotJimmyandtherestoftheInneninbeachheadd.h.’dforpsychosurgery,thedefenders’virushadscrambledtheirmindsbeyondretrieval.Theprogramwassovirulentthatatthetimetheclinicdidn’tevendarekeepwhatwasleftonstackforstudy.TheremainsofJimmydeSotoareonasealeddiscwithredDATACONTAMINANTdecalssomewhereinabasementatEnvoyCorpsHQ.

           "I’vegottodosomethingaboutthis,"Isay,alittledesperately.Thesoundsawokenfromthewallsbymypursueraregrowingdangerouslyclose.Thelastofthesunisslippingbehindthehills.Bloodspillsdownmyarmandface.

           "Smellthat?"Jimmyasks,liftinghismanfacetothechillyairaroundus."They’rechangingit."

           "What?"ButevenasIsnaptheretort,Icansmellitaswell.Afresh,invigoratingscent,notunliketheincensebackattheHendrix,butsubtlydifferent,notquitetheheadydecadenceoftheoriginalodourIfellasleeptoonly

           "Gottogo,"saysJimmy,andI’mabouttoaskhimwherewhenIrealisehemeansmeandI’m

           Awake.

           Myeyessnappedopenononeofthepsychedelicmuralsofthehotelroom.Slim,waif-likefiguresinkaftansdottedacrossafieldofgreengrassandyellowandwhiteflowers.

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