"Greg Keyes - Age of Unreason 3 - Empire of Unreason" - читать интересную книгу автора (Keyes J Gregory)

As he walked, the appearance of the mound changed. Below his feet, plains,
mountains, and forests appeared and vanished, as if, indeed, he walked on an
enormous and incredibly detailed map. Excited now, he strode west, looking
for what he had seen. He crossed the Great Water Road, which the English
called Mississippi. He towered above thinning trees, and then there were no
trees at all, only grass. There, at last, he found an obscure place he could not
see, a patch of nothing on the image of the world. This was the thing, the place
where his shadowchildren had heard the scream, felt the strange power.

He made his way back, memorizing the directions as he went. The Natchez
country was easy to find again, for it was in the middle of the mound; and for a
moment he was dizzied, standing at the center of the center of the center. Then
he shook himself alive again.

тАЬDid you find it?тАЭ Skin Eater asked.




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тАЬWhat тАШrтАЩ yтАШ two talking about when a man is tryingтАЩtтАЩ sleep?тАЭ A voice grumbled
from nearby. Red Shoes turned to regard a big, broad-faced, knob-nosed
Englishman, sitting up in his blankets.

тАЬGood morning, Tug,тАЭ Red Shoes said.

тАЬMorninтАШ?тАЭ The Englishman glared around at the darkness. тАЬMorninтАЩ has
sunlight, damn yтАЩr InтАЩyun soul.тАЭ He looked around again, this time more
worriedly. тАЬWhatтАЩs got yтАШ hup? Ghosts and ghoulies?тАЭ

тАЬSomething like that. How set were you on seeing New Paris?тАЭ

тАЬWтАЩt yтАШ mean? HanтАЩt we goinтАЩ to New Paree?тАЭ

тАЬNot anymore. I have to go someplace else.тАЭ

тАЬOh, well, old Tug hanтАЩt particular. LongтАЩs thereтАЩs women anтАШ rum.тАЭ

тАЬWell,тАЭ Red Shoes began slowly, тАЬnow there is the problemтАжтАЭ




Part One