"CAREY, DIANNE - CALL TO ARMS" - читать интересную книгу автора (Carey Diane)

"that may be or may not be," dukat interrupted, tired of weyoun's
prancing. "sisko is effectively blocking the wormhole, or he will have
done so if the defiant completes that mine field. dominion
reinforcements will be blocked from entering the alpha quadrant."

"his mine field will not be effective," weyoun insisted. "we will simply
detonate them." dukat looked at him--not just a glance. "we may detonate
them until the planets fade around us. do you see that monitor?" "this?"

"no, the next one. that is a hardware configuration sensor. it's
analyzing the mechanical construction of those mines. do you see this
small mechanism on each mine? this demarkation? that is a replicator
housing. if we detonate a mine, those around it will replicate the mine
until the field is complete again. we will waste time, waste energy,
waste weapons--so at least for a time there will be no reinforcements.
you see, we are not fighting peasants. we'll be dealt many more
surprises before this is finished." as cryptic as his words may have
been, dukat enjoyed lathering weyoun with the sheer experience of a
fighting past. weyoun moved away--another benefit to a slight upper
hand. dukat deliberately moved in the other direction, to the other side
of the helm where damar was working. he lowered his voice and looked at
the helm, hoping weyoun would think he and the other cardassian were
discussing angle of approach.

"it's very important, damar, that we take the station, not destroy it."

"the dominion may have other preferences," damar grumbled as his fingers
nervously pecked at the helm.

"weyoun and a handful of jem hadar stooges won't be enough to
countermand my wishes about terok nor. we cardassians are the ones who
understand this sector and how best to control it. i want the station,
damar. it's important to me." damar looked at him. "you mean, it's
important for you to take back the station you lost."

"it's important for me to be seen taking it back. seen by the bajorans,
seen by the federation and their new allies, the accursed klingons...
yes, that's what i mean. what do you think--is the defiant finished
laying the mines yet? are they trying to decoy us?"

"they're not finished yet. if they finish the mine field and trigger the
replication process, the wormhole will be useless."

"by all means, then," dukat said halfheartedly, "we should stop them.
break off from the main flank and bear down upon the defiant. fire at
will. and watch out for surprises." a little vulturish light flickered
in damar's eyes. steering the ship was gratifying enough under these
crowded and challenging conditions, swinging and surging in and out of
the station's claws, under hostile fire the whole time, while also
avoiding an outright crash with any of the other dozens of ships, but to