"Jay Lake - To Live Forever" - читать интересную книгу автора (Lake Jay)

Memories roiled, then faded. тАЬGestas, perhaps.тАЭ He sought the words, the
ones he had been given to say. тАЬI am a man, come to live among men.тАЭ

тАЬYes, yes, I know all about that Lost bit. Look, I could use a big lad like you
down in the fields. IтАЩve had my wagon stolen by madmen, and thereтАЩs much hauling
to be done by wheelbarrow. YouтАЩd be fed, and have a place to sleep. Things will
seem better by and by.тАЭ

The farmer walked away, leading his mules around two horses dead in their
traces in the middle of the street. A smashed carriage lay in pieces behind them, a
rotten corpse slumped against the wreckage. An old man and another dressed like
Gestas himself sprawled nearby. Everything was soaking wet. The farmer glanced
over his shoulder.

тАЬYou coming, then? ThereтАЩs much that needs doing. Nobody lives forever.тАЭ
He laughed. тАЬWell, you know what I mean.тАЭ

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Jay Lake is the author of over one hundred short stories, a chapbook, three
collections, and a novel. Jay is also the co-editor with Deborah Layne of the
critically-acclaimed Polyphony anthology series from Wheatland Press. In 2004, Jay
won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. He has also been a Hugo
nominee for his short fiction and a two-time World Fantasy Award nominee for his
editing. Jay lives in Portland, Oregon, and can be reached via his Web site at
www.jlake.com/. This is his second story for Challenging Destiny, following
тАЬBenedice TeтАЭ in Number 18.