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Roger Zelazny. Sign of chaos
Atec Ноябрь 07 2007 02:48:28
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"What do you mean?" she asked.
"You are now in a position to command the Pattern to transport you
anywhere," I explained. "So you could just have it deposit you back here
again, or you could save yourself a long walk by having it return you to
your suite right now. As much as I enjoy your company, I'd recommend the
latter since you're probably pretty tired. Then you can soak in a nice warm
bath and take your time dressing for dinner. I'll meet you in the dining
room. Okay?"
I saw that she was smiling as she shook her head.
"I'm not going to waste an opportunity like this,'' she said.
"Listen, I know the feeling," I told her. "But I think you should
restrain yourself. Rushing off someplace weird could be dangerous, and
coming back could be tricky when you haven't had any training in shadow
walking."
"It's just sort of a will and expectation thing, isn't it?" she asked.
"You kind of impose images on the environment as you go along, don't you?"
"It's trickier than that," I said. "You have to learn to capitalize on
certain features as points of departure. Normally, one is accompanied on
one's first shadow walk by someone with experience-"
"Okay, I get the idea."
"Not enough," I said. "Ideas are fine, but there's feedback, too.
There's a certain feeling you get when it begins working
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