"Steve Perry - Matador 4 - The Omega Cage" - читать интересную книгу автора (Perry Steven)

"Out," Pig commanded over a scratchy speaker.

The guard held a set of cheap, blue prison orthoskins and slippers crumpled in
one hand. He tossed them at Maro. Pig said, "That's it, pretty boy, you're in." He
turned and started to saunter away as Maro began to dress, adding casually over
his shoulder, "You got gods, you'd better pray to 'em."




Warden Stark was on his feet, staring through the window behind his desk, when

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Maro arrived. Neither man spoke for several moments, nor did Stark turn to face
the new prisoner. Either he was brave, stupid, or there was some kind of
protective gear set up in the office, Maro figured.

"Zap fields," the warden said, still looking at the yard through his window, as
though he had read Maro's mind. He turned to face the prisoner. "And the view
is protected by five centimeter-thick densecris." He rapped the middle knuckle of
his right forefinger against the clear material. It gave off a metallic tone, almost
like a gong. "Somebody lined up on me with a jury-rigged rocket launcher, once.
Didn't even crack the crystal."

Maro said nothing, only waited.

"The point is," Stark continued, "that I'm running things here until the Confed, in
its wisdom, decides to send me elsewhere. And while I'm here, everybody
answers to me. I'm a fair man. You stay out of trouble, mind your exhaust, and
you stay healthy. You give me trouble, and I can turn you into puree, you copy?"

Maro nodded. "I hear you."

Stark nodded. "Good. I read your stats. You should have stayed in smuggling.
We've got a city full of killers here, and some of them could swat you dead
backhanded without raising a sweat. You're here forever, Maro; get used to it. I
see you've escaped from a couple of the backwater lockups where you were
caught. That won't happen here."

Maro said nothing. He'd heard this speech before.

"You have something the Confed wants," Stark continued. "Information on

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