"Kim Stanley Robinson - Forty Signs of Rain" - читать интересную книгу автора (Robinson Kim Stanley)

and most were moving at about forty miles an hour.
тАЬWhy do youdo that,тАЭ Charlie whispered into his boyтАЩs hair. Suddenly he was filled with fear, and some
kind of dread or despair. тАЬItтАЩs just crazy.тАЭ

тАЬOw,тАЭ Joe said.

Big shuddering sighs racked them both.

CharlieтАЩs phone rang. He clicked it on and held an earplug to his ear.

тАЬHello?тАЭ

тАЬHi love.тАЭ

тАЬOh hi hon!тАЭ

тАЬWhatтАЩs wrong?тАЭ

тАЬOh nothing, nothing. IтАЩve just been chasing Joe around. WeтАЩre at the park.тАЭ

тАЬWow, you must be cooking. IsnтАЩt it the hottest part of the day?тАЭ

тАЬYeah it is, almost, but weтАЩve been having fun so we stayed. WeтАЩre about to head back now.тАЭ

тАЬOkay, I wonтАЩt keep you. I just wanted to check if we had any plans for next weekend.тАЭ

тАЬNone that I know of.тАЭ

тАЬOkay, good. Because I had an interesting thing happen this morning, I met a bunch of people
downstairs, new to the building. TheyтАЩre like Tibetans, I think, only they live on an island. TheyтАЩve taken
the office space downstairs that the travel agency used to have.тАЭ

тАЬThatтАЩs nice dear.тАЭ

тАЬYes. IтАЩm going to have lunch with them, and if it seems like a good idea I might ask them over for
dinner sometime, if you donтАЩt mind.тАЭ

тАЬNo, thatтАЩs fine snooks. Whatever you like. It sounds interesting.тАЭ

тАЬGreat, okay. IтАЩm going to go meet them soon, IтАЩll tell you about it.тАЭ

тАЬOkay good.тАЭ

тАЬOkay bye dove.тАЭ

тАЬBye love, talk to you.тАЭ

Charlie clicked off.

After ten giant breaths he stood, lifting Joe in his arms. Joe buried his face in CharlieтАЩs neck. Shakily