"Kathleen Ann Goonan - The Bridge" - читать интересную книгу автора (Goose Mother)

possible that she was from the future, trying to live in what was left of the
past, for reasons which might spell money for me. As one of those who is
quite fond of the past, IтАЩd clung to the sinking ship for far too long. I didnтАЩt
like the view over there on the future side.

Or maybe I was just a sad old loser too stupid to take a chance.

I cradled the Scotch between both hands. тАЬHow can I help you?тАЭ

тАЬI need you to get my mother and sister out of copyright. I want the
rights to them.тАЭ

тАЬThey are ... some kind of program?тАЭ

She nodded, a tragic look in her dark eyes. Her nose was slightly
crooked, which gave her a charming air of imperfection.

тАЬI think that you need a lawyer.тАЭ

She shook her head. тАЬNo. They canтАЩt do anything for me. I went to
one and she told me what needs to happen.тАЭ

тАЬWhich is?тАЭ

тАЬThey need to be out in the world, living on their own, without being
formally accused of being artificial, for five years.тАЭ

тАЬThatтАЩs a long time.тАЭ

тАЬI want them now!тАЭ

тАЬWhere are they?тАЭ

тАЬThey were killed in a car crash four years ago. But IтАЩm getting ahead
of myself. Many years ago, my father had programs of us made so that we
could be duplicated.тАЭ

тАЬThat would have been illegal.тАЭ

тАЬAt that time, yes.тАЭ

тАЬIt still is. But it was done fairly often, it seems.тАЭ

тАЬWell. Anyway, it seems that my father has fallen in love with another
woman. I attend the University of Virginia. ItтАЩs in Charlottesville.тАЭ

тАЬI know.тАЭ It was about two hours away, a prestigious university. тАЬAnd?тАЭ

тАЬI came home for a visit last week, and found that my mother and
sister were...тАЭ She bowed her head, covered her face with her gloved