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Roger Zelazny. Sign of chaos
Atec Ноябрь 07 2007 02:48:28
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. . . ," Jasra said.
I glanced at the door to the hallway, but there was nothing unusual
about it. Then I looked at her and realized the direction of her gaze.
The doorway to the next room, where Nayda slept, had begun to glow. It
shone with a yellow light, and even as I watched, it grew in intensity. A
spot of greater brightness then occurred at its center. Abruptly, the spot
began a slow up-and-down movement.
Then came music, from where I was not certain, and Ghost's voice
announced, "Follow the bouncing ball."
"Stop it!" I said. "It's distracting!"
The music went away. The circle of light grew still.
"Sorry," Ghost said. "I thought you'd find a little comic relief
relaxing. "
"You guessed wrong," I replied. "I just want you to take us to the
citadel at the Keep of the Four Worlds."
"Do you want the troops, also? I can't seem to locate Luke."
"Just the three of us," I answered.
"What about the one who sleeps next door? I've met her before. She
doesn't scan right."
"I know. She's not human. Let her sleep. "
"Very well, then. Pass through the door."
"Come on," I said to the others, picking up my weapons belt and
buckling it on, adding my spare dagger, grabbing my cloak off a chair, and
drawing it over my shoulders.
I walked toward the portal and Mandor and Jasra followed
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