"Terry Dowling - Flashmen" - читать интересную книгу автора (Dowling Terry)

you. Gets so you need to be away.тАЭ The words ran off his tongue.

тАЬBut the shut-downs continued. How could you?тАЭ

тАЬThere are always other crews. Seemed like a good idea at the time.тАЭ

It was a slap-down - none of your business - but the kid accepted it.
тАЬSo why now? Why this?тАЭ Why me? he didnтАЩt say. Or: What happened to
your last pure? He just needed reassurance.

тАЬPersonal business. People we know going in.тАЭ The beautiful lie. No
point mentioning The Redux yet.

тАЬYouтАЩre worried theyтАЩll find something.тАЭ

тАЬThat theyтАЩll upset something more like. Despite The SailmakerтАЩs
power, things have been pretty stable since it arrived. Fewer shut-downs.
Fewer communities going under. They could change the balance.тАЭ

тАЬSo like I said. YouтАЩre looking out for us.тАЭ Jumping, jumping.

тАЬWhatever. One team usually needs another to watch it. WeтАЩve been
hired to keep an eye on this other team.тАЭ Not the truth, but near enough.

Thomas nodded, looked out at the day through the prep room
window.

тАЬOne more thing, Mr Aitch. They say there are two secrets all
flashmen keep.тАЭ

Sam feared: Tell me what they are, but the kid was smarter, better
than that. He jumped, but knew what not to say.

тАЬHow long before IтАЩm trusted enough to be allowed to ask what they
are?тАЭ

Two secrets indeed. The make or break when it came to the flash
crews.

тАЬAsk again when the missionтАЩs over. Now a question to you, Thomas.тАЭ

тАЬShoot, Mr Aitch.тАЭ

тАЬHow come you played dumb with the others?тАЭ

Thomas Gunn spread his hands in a тАШyou know how it isтАЩ gesture that
was probably as old as Cro-Magnons. тАЬFirst thing I learned about flashmen.
Always keep something back.тАЭ

Sam almost smiled, but stood instead to hide the rush of emotion.