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Roger Zelazny. Sign of chaos
Atec Ноябрь 07 2007 02:48:28
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.what's being lost."
"Death. They mean death, don't they?"
"Not always. Sometimes they just show up at turning points for dramatic
effect."
"Too bad," Julian said. "But one can always hope."
I thought Luke was going to say something else, but Julian began again
before he could.
"How well did you know your father?" he asked.
Luke stiffened slightly, but answered, "Maybe not well as most. I don't
know. He was like a salesman. Always coming and going. Didn't usually stay
with us long."
Julian nodded.
"What was he like, near the end?" he inguired.
Luke studied his hands.
"Well, he wasn't exactly normal, if that's what you mean," he finally
said. "Like I was telling Merlin earlier, I think the process he undertook
to gain his powers might have unbalanced him some."
"I never heard that story."
Luke shrugged.
"The details aren't all that important just the results."
"You're saying he wasn't a bad father before that?"
"Hell, I don't know. I never had another father to a compare him to.
Why do you ask?"
"Curiosity. It's a part of his life I knew nothing about."
"Well, what kind of brother was he?"
"Wild," Julian said. "We didn't get along all that well. So we pretty
much stayed out of each other's ways. He was smart, though. Talented, too.
Had a flare for the arts. I was just trying to figure how much you might
take after him
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