"Ray Vukcevich - Tongues" - читать интересную книгу автора (Vukcevich Ray)

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Kissing┬аFish


They┬аfought┬аabout┬аit.┬аThey┬аstopped┬аspeaking┬аfor┬аa┬аwhile.┬аThe┬аcohesion┬аof┬аthe
team┬аwas┬аseriously┬аthreatened,┬аbut┬аthen┬аone┬аthing┬аled┬аto┬аanother,┬аand┬аin┬аthe┬аend,┬аthe
Chicago┬аbased┬аastrologers,┬аMarc┬аand┬аShelly┬аBowman,┬аfollowed┬аthe┬аBorneo/Oregon
code┬аto┬аPortland┬аwhere┬аthey┬аhad┬аexpected┬аcool┬аweather┬аeven┬аin┬аAugust.┬аThey┬аhad
expected┬аrain.┬аNo┬аone┬аis┬аright┬аall┬аof┬аthe┬аtime.┬аIt┬аwas┬аover┬а100┬аdegrees┬аand┬аdry,┬аthe
sky┬аso┬аblue,┬аyou┬аmight┬аthink┬аclouds┬аhadnтАЩt┬аyet┬аbeen┬аinvented.┬аIf┬аthe┬аsun┬аwere┬аgodтАЩs
thumb,┬аthese┬аtwo┬аastrologers┬аwere┬аthe┬аthumbtacks.┬аThe┬аheat┬аdrove┬аthem┬аtoward┬аthe
sea┬аwhere┬аthey┬аlearned┬аof┬аthe┬аOregon┬аCoast┬аAquarium┬аin┬аNewport,┬аa┬аcouple┬аof
hours ┬а to┬а the ┬а south. ┬аThings ┬а were ┬а coming ┬а together. ┬а Once ┬а they ┬а reached ┬а Newport,
another┬аpiece┬аfell┬аinto┬аplace┬аwhen┬аthey┬аspotted┬аthe┬аBrunei┬аBar┬аand┬аGrill┬аon┬аthe┬аmain
drag.┬а
Inside┬аit┬аwasnтАЩt┬аBorneo┬аbut┬аit┬аwas┬аsome┬аplace┬аfar┬аaway┬аlike┬аBorneo┬аor┬аBombay


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or┬аBora┬аBora┬аbut┬аnot┬аBermuda┬аbecause┬аit┬аwas┬аnot┬аthe┬аkind┬аof┬аplace┬аyou┬аexpected┬аto
see┬аtourists┬аin┬аstraw┬аhats┬аand┬аflowery┬аshorts.┬а┬аNo┬аcameras┬аplease!┬а┬аIt┬аwas┬аdark┬аand
cold┬аand┬аthe┬аbeer┬аneons┬аwere┬аtoo┬аbright┬аbut┬аdidnтАЩt┬аpenetrate┬аfar┬аinto┬аthe┬аdarkness,
the┬аkind┬аof┬аplace┬аsomeone┬аmight┬аcreep┬аup┬аbehind┬аyou┬аand┬аget┬аtoo┬аclose┬аand┬аwhisper
garlic┬аin┬аyour┬аear,┬атАЬSo,┬аyouтАЩve┬аcome┬аto┬аkiss┬аthe┬аfish?тАЭ
тАЬAt┬аthe┬аaquarium,тАЭ┬аMarc┬аsaid.
тАЬForget┬аthe┬аaquarium,тАЭ┬аthe┬аman┬аin┬аthe┬аdark┬аsaid.┬атАЬWhat┬аmakes┬аyou┬аthink┬аyouтАЩll
find┬аfish┬аat┬аthe┬аaquarium?тАЭ
тАЬNo┬аfish┬аat┬аthe┬аaquarium?тАЭ
тАЬHey,┬аthis┬аdude┬аthinks┬аtheyтАЩll┬аlet┬аhim┬аkiss┬аthe┬аfish┬аdown┬аat┬аthe┬аaquarium,тАЭ┬аthe
man┬аin┬аthe┬аdark┬аspoke┬аloudly┬аand┬аthere┬аwas┬аlaughter┬аall┬аaround,┬аand┬аMarc┬аcould┬аsee
that┬аthe┬аplace┬аwas┬аnot┬аso┬аempty┬аafter┬аall.┬аHe┬аcould┬аmake┬аout┬аthe┬аfaces┬аof┬аthe┬аmen
and┬аwoman┬аat┬аthe┬аbar┬аnow.┬аThey┬аmust┬аhave┬аbeen┬аsitting┬аvery┬аquietly┬аwhen┬аhe┬аand
Shelly┬аhad┬аcome┬аin.┬аThere┬аwas┬аa┬аbartender┬аnow,┬аtoo,┬аand┬аhe┬аwas┬аmoving┬аin┬аon
them.┬аHe┬аwas┬аa┬аyoung┬аman┬аwith┬аa┬аvery┬аshort┬аhaircut.┬аHe┬аwore┬аa┬аwhite┬аt┬нshirt┬аand
there┬аwere┬аtattoos┬аof┬аbirds┬аand┬аsnakes┬аon┬аhis┬аupper┬аarms.┬а┬аHe┬аtossed┬аdown┬аa┬аcouple
of┬аcoasters┬аand┬аasked┬аthem┬аwhat┬аthey┬аwanted┬аto┬аdrink.
Marc┬аwondered┬аwhat┬аthey┬аhad┬аon┬аtap.┬аShelly┬аasked┬аfor┬аa┬аcola.
The┬аman┬аin┬аthe┬аdark┬аmoved┬аin┬аand┬аtook┬аthe┬аstool┬аbetween┬аthem.┬аHis┬аhair┬аwas
thick┬аand┬аtotally┬аwhite.┬аHis┬аskin┬аwas┬аvery┬аpale,┬аbut┬аhis┬аlips┬аwere┬аpurple.┬аHe┬аwore┬аa
red┬аand┬аgreen┬аflannel┬аshirt┬аand┬аsome┬аkind┬аof┬аgray┬аcanvas┬аpants.┬аGlasses┬аwith┬аvery
small┬аrimless┬аlenses.┬аMarc┬аguessed┬аhe┬аwas┬аprobably┬аin┬аhis┬аmid┬аseventies.┬аHe┬аrapped
on┬аthe┬аbar,┬аand┬аthe┬аbartender┬аnodded┬аat┬аhim.┬аA┬аmoment┬аlater,┬аthe┬аdrinks┬аappeared.
The┬аman ┬аpicked ┬аhis ┬а up ┬а and ┬аtoasted┬а Marc ┬аand┬аShelly ┬аsilently┬а and ┬а drank ┬а deeply
before┬аspeaking┬аagain.