"Marina Fitch - Sarah at the Tide Pool" - читать интересную книгу автора (Fitch Marina)

тАЬIf Hansen succeeds first,тАЭ he said coolly, тАЬMediChem has no reason to fund
your research. MediChem would probably be forced to shut down your lab.тАЭ

Sarah winced as her stomach clenched.

тАЬWhat we want from you is a skin, one that can secrete a toxin that will kill
anyone the wearer touches.тАЭ

SarahтАЩs mouth went dry. тАЬMy God.тАЭ

тАЬJust like the nudibranch that dissolves its enemy.тАЭ JasonтАЩs voice softened.
He tapped at the aquarium again. тАЬWhich one is it? The pinkish, ragged one? Or that
yellow one?тАЭ

Sarah held onto the counter for support. тАЬI canтАЩt do that.тАЭ

тАЬSure you can,тАЭ Jason said. тАЬYouтАЩve already made a prototype skin. Now
you just create one with microscopic glands that secrete a neurotoxin. One that can
be released at will.тАЭ

тАЬI canтАЩt.тАЭ

тАЬYou like your job, donтАЩt you, Dr. Huron? But you must. You spend all of
your time here. You have no friends outside this building, no one you spend time
with . . . . тАЬ

SarahтАЩs hands tightened on the counter. тАЬDid it ever occur to you what the
neurotoxin might do to the wearer?тАЭ

He shook his head. тАЬThe nudibranch doesnтАЩt die. Why should the assassin?
You can insure that, Sarah.тАЭ
 Her stomach knotted. тАЬI donтАЩt want to see my research usedтАФ Who are you
planning to . . . ?тАЭ

тАЬSomeone who used to work here. Someone who took classified documents
to Hansen.тАЭ

Sarah closed her eyes. She pinched her temples, trying to ease the sudden
pounding in her head. тАЬWho?тАЭ

тАЬDr. Richard Madera.тАЭ

Sarah released her temples. A surge of blood slammed her heart to a stop; her
pulse raced when her heart began beating again. She opened her eyes. JasonтАЩs face
floated across from her on a tide of actinic flashes.

He smiled. тАЬSo you see,тАЭ he said, тАЬnot only would it be an act of loyalty, but
one of revenge.тАЭ

The hermit crab scrabbles across the floor of the tide pool, pausing to shove