"Paul McAuley - The Book of Confluence 01 - Child of the River" - читать интересную книгу автора (Mcauley Paul J)

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it cannot be given back. But perhaps you no longer have it,
which is why the soldier is not here."
Yama whispered to Derev, "You should not believe everything
your father says, " and told Ananda, "You dwell too
much on things of the flesh. It does no good to brood on
that which you cannot have. Give me some berries."
Ananda held out a handful. "You only had to ask, " he
said mildly.
Yama burst a ghostberry between his tongue and palate: the
rough skin shockingly tart, the pulpy seed-rich flesh meltingly
sweet. He grinned and said, "It is spring. We could stay out
all night, then go fishing at dawn."
Derev said, "My father-"
"Your father would ay more for fresh fish than for
p
frogs."
"He buys all the fish he can sell from the fisherfolk, and
the amount he can buy is limited by the price of salt."
Ananda said, "It's traditional to hunt frogs in spring, which
is why we're here. Derev's father wouldn't thank you for
making her into a fisherman."
"If I don't get back before midnight he'll lock me up, "
Derev said. "I will never see you again."
Yama smiled. "You know that is not true. Otherwise your
father would never have let you out in the first place."
"There should be a soldier here, " Derev said. "We're
none of us armed."
"The heretics are leagues away. And I will protect you,
Derev.Derev
brandished her trident, as fierce and lovely as a
naiad. "We're equally matched, I think."
"I cannot stay out all night either, " Ananda said. "Father




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Quine rises an hour before sunrise, and before then I must
sweep the naos and light the candles in the votary."




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