"Continuing Time - 01 - Emerald Eyes" - читать интересную книгу автора (Moran Daniel Keys)

technique had ever functioned properly in the decade in which it was employed.
There are moments when Destiny itself reaches out to trace a finger down my
cheek, with the touch of a lover. I do not know if it is the same for Camber
Tremodian; he is an immensely practical man in some ways. The tiny bit of matter
before me was the great-grandfather of the first of my line; and it was right
that it was with the Gift of the House of November that I reached out, and took
the broken long chains of unliving matter, and brought them together in the
pattern which would let Carl Castanaveras live.

Robin Maclntyre finished reading off status reports in a dull monotone. УWe
hustled the decon unit downstairs, andЧФ
УRadiation?Ф
УAll over the place. Low levels most places, butЧJorgeТs badge was totally
black.Ф For the first time Suzanne understood the grief-stricken expression on
RobinТs face; Jorge, RobinТs closest friend on the staff, was as good as dead.
УTheyТre taking Jorge to the hospital; IТm going to log out and go with him.Ф
УNo.Ф It was Amnier, standing on the other side of the Information Network
terminal. He could not see either Robin or the status reports that were filling
up the other half of the screen. УYou canТt take him out of here.Ф
Suzanne was not sure Robin had heard Amnier; sheТd slapped down on the silence
point as soon as heТd begun speaking. УWhy the hell not?Ф
УIf his badge is black,Ф said Amnier patiently, УheТs dead regardless. I saw
enough of that during the war; so did Malko. Check with him if you must; medical
technology hasnТt advanced as much as all that in the last decade. Taking him to
the hospital will be of use to nobody except this Robin person, and it will, by
releasing knowledge of this radiation contamination into the general populace,
place a very potent weapon into the hands of those who do wish to close you
down.Ф
Robin was gesturing on the terminalТs screen. Suzanne lifted her thumb from the
pressure point. УOne moment, Robin.Ф She pressed down again. УHow so?Ф
УIt will mean that you are either incompetent enough to have allowed
radioactives to escape from confinementЧФ
УWe donТt even use radioactives.Ф
УIrrelevant. Or it will mean that you have been targeted by ideologs.Ф Amnier
shook his head. УThe Unification Council would find that an excellent excuse to
shut you down. We have not the resources to guard an installation of
questionable worth against a group of determined ideologs.Ф
An override suddenly flashed on SuzanneТs terminal. УMalko here. IТll meet you
at the showers. Bring Amnier.Ф The override ended, and RobinТs form appeared
again in the terminal.
УThis is,Ф said Suzanne, the instant the thought struck her, Уa fascinating
coincidence, that this should happen while you are visiting.Ф
Darryl Amnier smiled at her, the first true smile she had seen from him. He
spoke with chilling precision. УI have thought that myself.Ф

Terence Kniessen, a tall fat man with a shock of red hair, met them at the
showers. He was wearing his head bubbleЧa barely visible line of refraction ran
five centimeters around the perimeter of his skullЧbut his gloves had been
removed. Malko was already there, undressing preparatory to entering the
chemical showers; Amnier flinched visibly at the sight of the long laser scars