"John DeChancie - Skyway 3 - Paradox Alley" - читать интересную книгу автора (Dechancie John)

"Oh, I trust him. Darla's right, no good reason. But isn't
everybody interested in finding out what this guy's all about?
And where the heck are we, anyway? What is this place? Only
Prime can tell us that."

"Lori? How about you?"

"Well..." She gave Carl a sidelong admonitory glare. "If
certain people can behave themselves... I say we go to the
Emerald City."

"I won't punch the guy again. But I'm not promising any
more than that."

"You'll behave or I'll give you a fat lip."

"Don't worry, I'll be Goody Two-Shoes."

"Whoever that is."

I said, "John?"

"Oh, yes, by all means. We should accept his invitation."

I looked at Yuri and Zoya.

"I agree with the consensus," Yuri said. "We certainly need
some answers."

Zoya looked out the port moodily. "It might serve us to be
cautious. Perhaps we should make some attempt to communi-
cate with him, talk to him further. Find out exactly what he
wants of us."

"Do you really think we can remain safe from him," Yuri
asked skeptically, "simply by staying away from that fortress


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of his?"

"No. But.,." She focused her gaze far away. "I don't
think I want to go there."

"What's all the discussion?" Roland broke in impatiently.
"You saw what he did to Carl. If he wants, we all drop over
dead, like that. So what choice do we have?"