"Alan Dean Foster - Flinx 12 - Trouble Magnet" - читать интересную книгу автора (Foster Alan Dean)

produce all the colors of God.

тАЬYou are being deliberately unresponsive. Cold statistics and classification aside, my records indicate that Visaria
is considered one of the most disreputable, debased, dangerous, and generally unpleasant settled worlds in the
entire Commonwealth. It has a reputation for corrupting representatives of even such generally well-thought-of
species as the Quillp and the thranx themselves. It is a place whose occupants are primarily preoccupied with
building wealth as opposed to character. Since you already have both, I am perplexed as to why you should wish
to go there. Particularly now.тАЭ

тАЬWell,тАЭ Flinx replied evenly, тАЬitтАЩs not for a тАШvacation.тАЩтАЭ

The ship-mindтАЩs response was calculatedly cool. тАЬThe acerbic reference to the recent awkward sojourn on Jast is
duly noted. My query and concern remain unaddressed.тАЭ

тАЬI indeed intend to spend an undetermined length of time there,тАЭ he continued deliberately, тАЬto further my
education.тАЭ

тАЬAt the risk of your life?тАЭ

тАЬAh yes,тАЭ the tall young man in the command chair murmured, тАЬthat would be a first, wouldnтАЩt it?тАЭ

тАЬIf sarcasm were gravity and could be channeled, I would be the fastest vessel in the Commonwealth.тАЭ

тАЬBy which comment you indicate that youтАЩre not averse to occasionally employing it yourself,тАЭ he shot back.

The ship-mind collected itself. тАЬMy sole concern is for your well-being. Visaria is a patently dangerous place.
You are already under threat from various sources. My logic processor fails to see why you would willingly pile
one danger upon another, when that other is easily avoided.тАЭ

тАЬYou donтАЩt accept a desire to gain knowledge as a valid reason?тАЭ He stared in the direction of the nearest visual
pickup.

тАЬOne must consider the question of demonstrable risk versus theoretical benefit,тАЭ the Teacher insisted.

тАЬIтАЩve done all the analysis I need to,тАЭ Flinx replied irritably, тАЬand it is my intention to proceed.тАЭ



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Another suggestion of circuitous, or perhaps merely circuitry, hesitation. тАЬYou are not feeling suicidal again, are
you?тАЭ

A dull pounding started at the back of FlinxтАЩs skull. He willed it away. тАЬIf that was the reason for my wanting to
visit Visaria, there are quicker and easier means of fulfillment.тАЭ

тАЬGranted.тАЭ The ship sounded relieved. тАЬVisaria, then. Do you wish upon arrival to enter into an announced orbit?тАЭ

Rising from the chair, he placed his cup in the appropriate receptacle and started back toward the shipтАЩs lounge.