"S. L. Viehl - Now or Never" - читать интересную книгу автора (Viehl S. L)

Steady, heavy pulse, nice face, well-built body.

The guards especially loved breaking slaves like him, poor bastard.

I tucked my rock back in the little niche IтАЩd dug out in the floor,

dropped onto my grass bed and slept.

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тАЬRise for the count. Rise!тАЭ

I dragged myself up in time to see centuron HekVar kick my new

bedmate over onto his back. Big Blue continued the roll, got up on his feet

and lunged at the Hsktskt.

I closed my eyes, but the sound of the zap he took still made me

wince.

тАЬFool.тАЭ HekVar was not amused by such antics, and glared down at

him as he writhed on the floor in agony. The wide scar on his brow

wrinkled as he bent down and snapped Big BlueтАЩs arm back into its socket.

тАЬGnat, why have you not instructed this one yet?тАЭ

I immediately assumed the position of response, dropping to my

knees, bowing my head and holding my hands open and out.

тАЬForgive me, centuron. I donтАЩt speak his language.тАЭ I hoped it

wouldnтАЩt get me zapped, not when I had warming to get through before

breakfast.
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тАЬHe likes to fight; he has been doing so since we removed him from

the transport last night.тАЭ HekVar walked around Big Blue in a circle. тАЬI will

allow you translators.тАЭ

Great. Now IтАЩd have to talk to him, and he was completely untrained.