"Charles de Lint - Sign Here" - читать интересную книгу автора (De Lint Charles)

"He didn't want them. He says there's varying grades of souls. The ones you got are only worth a year or
so because the people that signed them over don't really care about their lives anymore."

"He could tell that just by looking at pieces of paper?"

"Apparently. He says you need higher quality ones to buy you a decent amount of time."

"But we're on the right track."

"I suppose. But it doesn't feel right."

"What doesn't?"

'Trading people's souls like this."

"Hey, they didn't have to sign them away."

"But they didn't know."


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"So what are you saying? I should give them back?"

"I don't know. It's justтАж after signing away my own, I can feel for them."

"I was just trying to help."

"I know. And I appreciate it."

"So what did he teach you today?"

"Nothing new. He just showed me some meditation tech-tuques to make it easier for me to narrow my
focus. You know, so that when I practice, it's more productive."

"Figures. He's already got you hooked."

"It's not what you're thinking. Maybe he conned me with the soul business, but the rest of what he's
showing me's on the level. Here, look how hot I can make this flame."

"Jesus, it's like a tiny blowtorch."

"Cool, huh?"

"Sure, if you ever want to weld anything really, really small, I guess."

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