"Barry B. Longyear - The Hangingstone Rat" - читать интересную книгу автора (Longyear Barry)

on the hill besides you four?тАЭ

тАЬThere were more than a dozen, but they all went home, Guy,тАЭ
answered Nadine. тАЬItтАЩs raining.тАЭ

тАЬHarry,тАЭ said Val crossly. тАЬYouтАЩre soaked and youтАЩll catch your death.тАЭ

тАЬBetter I should catch death than it should catch me,тАЭ I answered with
a smile.

тАЬWalterтАФтАЭ she began.

тАЬStop fussing,тАЭ I said, тАЬand youтАЩre not to reproach Walter. He did what
he could to keep me dry within the bounds of my cooperation.тАЭ

тАЬIf thatтАЩs all settled,тАЭ said Shad as he rose slightly and faced Walter,
тАЬBrother mech, you got an AH8 port adapter in that can?тАЭ

Walter held up his left pinky finger. тАЬI do indeed, sir.тАЭ

тАЬIf you can spare a couple of electrons, I could use a boost.тАЭ

тАЬCertainly, sir.тАЭ

Shad rotated up slightly, caught a view of WalterтАЩs special tablecloth,
and shot down to the ground as he cried out. He studied it for a moment
and slowly turned until he was looking at me.

тАЬA little treat Walter purchased for Val and Nadine,тАЭ I explained. тАЬA
feline snack motif.тАЭ

тАЬMice?тАЭ

The cats looked up at the improvised roof. тАЬWhy, Walter,тАЭ said Val.
тАЬItтАЩs very thoughtful.тАЭ

тАЬEver so elegant,тАЭ Nadine joked amiably.

тАЬYeah, man,тАЭ Shad said as he warily moved toward Walter. тАЬThe
beeтАЩs knees.тАЭ

****

After ShadтАЩs micro was fully charged and Val and Nadine were
happily eating the mouse morsel stuffed pastries Walter provided, I tried a
general wireless transmission. тАЬThey operated on my ears and I went
wireless.тАЭ
 тАЬAnd another dinosaur bites the dust,тАЭ Shad said out loud to me.
Turning to Walter he said. тАЬDo you have wireless?тАЭ