"Barbara Karmazin - Blackbird 2 - Out of the Dark" - читать интересную книгу автора (Karmazin Barbara)

He kept himself inside her mind. There was one more thing he could try, an ancient technique his
grandmother had described to him. It should work.

Hereached into the brain stem, into the primitive area of her mind that controlled the automatic functions
of her body.

Dru-bonds pulsed inside her mind, withered and torn, coiled in upon themselves like wounded children.
Hereached back inside himself, uncoiled a dru-bond, pulled it out like an umbilical cord and let it connect
to her. It shimmered into a bright flare then flowed all the way down into her.

It was done. He withdrew from her mind.

The woman sighed. A faint smile flickered across her mouth for a split second. He stepped back, took
her wrists and pulled her to a seated position on the gurney.

She sat there with her face blank, her eyes closed and her hands relaxed. The shiny aluminum wires of
the exoskeleton around her right leg glinted under the harsh fluorescent ceiling lights.

The door dilated open behind him and Dr. Nour hurried inside. тАЬWhat did you do to her? Why is she
sitting up like that?тАЭ

тАЬI put her in a healing trance for her mind. We call it 'cael marrach'.тАЭ He shrugged. тАЬThe literal translation
is 'enchanted sleep.' She can walk now. Her body will continue to function but she cannot speak or see
or react to anything or anyone until her mind heals.тАЭ

Dr. Nour grabbed his arm. Excitement blazed through him. тАЬCan you do this to other comatose
people?тАЭ

тАЬI don't know. I've never tried this on a human before. I only know that it works for my people.тАЭ

Mider pulled his arm from her grasp. тАЬI can't stay here too much longer. Later, the next time we meet,
we can discuss this in more detail.тАЭ He grabbed the discarded chador from the chair. тАЬI'll have her
dressed in a few minutes. Is there a back door to this clinic?тАЭ

She pointed at the curtained wall behind him. тАЬWait here. I'll get Rachel.тАЭ

The bright dru-bond that linked him to Rachel flared up like a torch and disappeared. He staggered
back, sank down upon his knees and held his hands to his head. A mindless desolation raged deep within
him. Distant shouts and screams penetrated the empty space in his soul.

He opened his eyes and found himself lying on the floor with his head cradled in the physician's lap.

тАЬAre you an epileptic?тАЭ Dr. Nour stroked his furred cheek. Her concern leaked into him from her
fingertips. тАЬYou fell down and had a series of convulsions. It looked to me like you just had a grand mal
seizure.тАЭ

тАЬRachelтАжтАЭ he croaked past his parched throat.

тАЬWhat?тАЭ Dr. Nour leaned closer. The pupils in her eyes were half-dilated.