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Thor was sweaty in his chemical suit, the gas mask sticking sticky rubber to his sweaty face. In the heat in the sandy dust, he fled with a hundred North Carthian soldiers to the cars parked about a kilometer away. Inexperience played a good joke on him. Experienced soldiers, it turned out, unscrewed filters and glass eyeglasses from gas masks so as not to overstrain in training. Now it was difficult to vouch for their future. Why are there filters, many in chemical bags instead of rubber suits turned out to be all sorts of crap - canned food, shaving gels, warm socks ... Now this frightened herd was running towards a convoy of cars in order to evacuate from the affected area.Thor had been riding with the North Carthian army along the foothills of the Dersky Range for two months now. Tomorrow he was supposed to get to the Atau pass, where a film crew was already waiting for him to film the offensive in the mountains. Thor was supposed to get to Atau together with artillerymen - a gro
OUTCAST 73
Leslie Jefferson sat with Hoth in a tinted car parked somewhere on the outskirts of Demir, where unkempt warehouses gradually turned into landfills. The general explained to the Jedi what and how:- We do not have our own special forces in the state. You can't bring in local cops. Some small things will be done by our friendly gangsters, but all the most serious things will have to be done by your group.- We will do it, you just insert us where necessary and with the necessary options. And so - we signed up for this business, so we will do it.- There is one point that you have not signed up for yet, we need to discuss, - the deputy general director of Galaxy Sec turned to Hot, looking at his face - again with a beard and a long mustache, - "Great Sorcerers" delivered a verdict only on Grog. The Bounty project is left to fate and free competition. Many in Galaxy are determined to get it done anyway, and will work on it even if Grog is gone. But there are groups ready to fit in for ot
OUTCAST 74
An hour later, all the media gave an urgent warning that at 20-00 Manowach time, the co-chairman of the intergalactic commission on state building Gilats will make a special televised address. He appeared on the screen, contrary to custom, in a strict black suit, without the usual smile or meaningful grin. Looked directly and even honestly. He called the situation around Judge Bounty the most complicated and dangerous political crisis, casting a shadow on intergalactic institutions. He scrupulously listed the accusations against the Bounty available in different galaxies, called the claims of the GCC, individual states and citizens of this country deserving the most serious and careful consideration.- Intergalactic institutions have no right to stand aside and are obliged to conduct an investigation and trial themselves. If guilt is proven, we will have to severely punish the culprit in the name of our common intergalactic community - no matter how high rank he has. The exceptional s
OUTCAST 75
The first ten starships descended like hot red balls onto the smooth white sands of the desert in eastern Partha. Maat still hated that moment of landing, when everything turns gray and flickers in her eyes, and in all her insides something jumps, presses up and down, and, of course, she feels sick. A landing force of intergalactic peacekeepers landed near Bahdi, next to the spaceport. A thousand paratroopers and a thousand engineers were to take control of the cosmodrome and the adjacent airfield, restore their work and create conditions for the landing of a peacekeeping brigade on heavy ships, the transfer of troops of the Ants on transport aircraft.Bahdi was visible through the porthole. A huge gray patch of solid ruins is all that remains of a city of two million, the very center of which was hit by three heavy atomic bombs of the Horde. Nobody survived there. Those who managed to hide in shelters were blocked by rubble and could not get out, suffocated when oxygen ran out (venti
OUTCAST 76
Not trusting any communication channels anymore, they communicated in classmates. Me, Leslie and Masa. I had a couple of days of flight to Demir, but there was still no clear plan. Hoth and six of his other guys were in the hospital. Only the other six fighters remained in my capture group. This despite the fact that Grog switched to "martial law". Fifteen bodyguards were constantly on duty in his house. Although Craib was not with them now, they are not bad fighters, and most importantly, they are waiting for our attack. Everything I knew about the system for monitoring the outer perimeter of the house said that we would not enter it quietly and suddenly. At the same time, local cops still obey the official authorities, the council of magicians for them is an exalted group of psychopaths, and the Jedi are bandits at all. Any noise they rush in five minutes and stop the attack on private property.Leslie couldn't help. Grog, after the incident with Craib, when the attackers knew his r
OUTCAST 77
On the outer perimeter of the refugee camp at the Gofhall launch site, another conflict broke out between migrants and locals, quickly ending the altercation, the parties suddenly began to shoot from machine guns. The main body of border guards and police rushed there, fearing that it could be an assault from the Hofhols' self-defense units. Maskalian monkeys with weapons hidden in the hem of their gray cloaks, along with all the migrants, pressed close to the building where Bounty was kept, shouting “Glory!” and "Saviour!" With an unexpected throw, they crushed the guards, knowing well the plan of the building, they went down to the rest room with lightning speed, clearing their way in the corridors with long cleavers, tested in robberies in Gofhall. Chopping up the officers on duty at the consoles, they blew up the door to the rest room. The thugs had not only a grenade, but also a dozen submachine guns,Wagner knew that he would not see the denouement with his own eyes and left the
OUTCAST 78
A month after the nuclear war on the Great Continent, the situation began to more or less clear up. In Bormunt, a small town on the left bank of the Ramira, which became the capital of the self-proclaimed Anarchist Republic, covering all the uninfected territories of eastern Lavender, from the Gray Mountains in the west to the Swamps in the east, from the river in the north to the sands in the south, in total - a square of 500x500 km. , the Council of Commanders gathered to discuss the situation and plans.The Republic was governed by direct Internet democracy - all residents (indigenous and refugees), about a million people, had their own profile in the Republican Network and the right to vote on any issue of governing the country, without representatives. The code of laws was adopted by such a general vote for five years, without the possibility of change during this period. The Network Moderator, civilian ministers and territorial leaders were elected for a year without the possibi
OUTCAST 79
Gilats looked at Thomson, and saw Wagner hanging in a noose in the bathroom, his tongue hanging out, his face blue and his eyes bulging. He recalled how they sent him a video, how they removed the guy from the rope, put him on the bed in the hotel, saying that there were no signs of violence. Sources gave him the info, how it really happened. And Gilats, looking at the powerful hands of the general, imagined how this strong man in an expensive suit dragged the frail body of the boy along the floor, as he held it, while his fighters put on a rope.Now, looking into the square face of the CEO of Galaxy Sec, the co-chairman of the State Construction Commission with an effort made an indifferent and even benevolent look:- At least you know what kind of hematogen Powell is preparing there instead of Bounty?- He calls his project "Twix". I only know software. He wants to combine fiery software shells with what is left of the New Testament and cover from above with a united circuit with co
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We were again alone on the same sidewalk of a narrow street in a seaside town. Indistinct music was heard from the cafes along the coast, and there was a wall of cypresses and tall yellow grass all around. We ended up at that point and second at which we parted many, many lives ago, in that August, when the local sea is the hottest, and the nights are warm, like fresh milk, and the smell of flowers is dense, like a wall.It was us, but not us. She had visibly matured, it was no longer the same young girl with electric sparks in her black eyes. Wrinkles, bitterness and memories of many years and destinies were written on her face. I, too, felt like an old doll taken out of the closet, faded and dusty.- I love you, I've been looking for you all these years, I could not calm down, I've been looking for you century after century - in all galaxies. I can't live without you, I traded everything for this moment to bring you back. I can't be happy without you, let me come back to you.I spok
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“The diamond coffin that Seth lured Osiris into was cheaper than this box,” Daniel Fogg touched the luminous blue case of the medical capsule and freezer in one bottle with his finger.- Do you feel sorry for the money? Powell asked, solemn as before a prayer, in a strict black suit, with a neatly trimmed gray beard, standing at the control panel of this wonderful machine, a unique apparatus, his brainchild.- Too big risks. It has never been tested on humans, and immediately on such a patient. And the donor is doubtful.- She was checked from all sides, she fits exactly.- I'm not talking about medical indications. Psychologically, you may not be ready. The fact that she went through an initiation through Death does not mean that she will go through Love as well. Without verification, it is dangerous to immediately put into action.- Wagner passed, and they are from the same test.- OK let's see. Such stakes, and it all depends on one girl.- She loves him. Here, she’s already coming
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84
Turntables, ripping up the blue summer sky with smoky jets of NURSs, plowed a section of the track in an open area near the edge. Having gained a little height, they went to the circle, so that in a minute they would return and hit again. Ratmir with officers and guards in three jeeps noticed two black circles approaching from behind the clouds in time, turned off the asphalt into the forest, hiding under the crowns of trees. This saved them from the first blow. But the pilots of the Antean pair of fire support helicopters had already seen these three machines and bit the bit, imbued with hunting excitement. Their rumble over the forest began to grow again, now they will beat at random, covering the green sea under them, they will feel below with thermal imagers and metal detectors, look out with their eyes, reflections of the painted sides of the car or, maybe, dust from under the wheels. Abandoning the cars, the Ramirs scattered and a loose flock of saigas ran deep into the thicket,
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83
He sat smiling in his chair, looking around the cleanly tidied white with a matte tint interior of his ship, silvery walls, plasma with elegant Polina (he came up with a new outfit for her, having downloaded it from a fashion site). She said with her pleasant timbre that the flight was proceeding normally, five more days to the destination. For two weeks of the flight, I was in high spirits. It turned out that in such a state it was even more difficult to endure the flight and forced inaction in a confined space without communication with the outside world than if you were flying in melancholy and sadness.Sanya played chess as best he could, but this, of course, could not distract from worries about a future trip through time and, possibly, a meeting with Chernaya. Changing musical tracks, I turned in my hands a carved medieval golden key on a leather cord, looked at cast patterns on it and intricate hieroglyphs. I remembered day after day, evening after evening, moment after moment,
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82
Volos and Lilith rarely slept together that month. Although we finally managed to rent a normal, or rather, luxurious apartment in the City of Manowaha, everyone had too much work, traveling, and very rarely crossed paths for an hour or two. Today they decided to give themselves a holiday, postponing this Saturday evening all business until Monday morning, warning everyone they can not to be pulled even in the event of the Third Coming.They dined on a balcony overlooking the huge diamond of Manowach sparkling with fire, the black night sky, the leaden ocean behind the purple colors of the embankments, the moths of airplanes in the sky and ships in the ocean, enjoying the comfort of a home furnished in the latest fashion. Lilith was in seventh heaven from everything that happened to her during this month. After a poor childhood and student life, after space flights on cheap transport vehicles, after tents in Choban, medical wards in Alam and the stone jungle of Oralon... She found her
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81
Maat was flying in a glass-case-like mini-metro that connected the Bahdi spaceport to the Belau lake and oasis, located in an uncontaminated area. A hundred kilometers, sparkling like a bunch of candies in gold pieces, the train rushed by in 40 minutes, allowing soldiers, officers and civilian personnel of the base of intergalactic peacekeepers to leave the garrison in the evening or on weekends and relax near the water in the shade of palm trees, without protective equipment. Three new hotel buildings, restaurants, sports and massage parlors - everything was built to the glory, as in the best resorts in the universe.In the month and a half that the military settled here, the Bahdi Cosmodrome turned into a considerable city. About 100,000 inhabitants of Parta came here after finding work or humanitarian aid. For them, several neighborhoods of temporary housing were also rapidly erected. And these were not dull rows of tents and wagons to the horizon. Everything that Wallos and his fe
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80
- Where are you stuck? - severely met my appearance from behind a closet in the old Wolverine hotel, she got bored, sitting on a shabby sofa, watching TV news about the death of the Bounty.- Dropped by Wagner, he had an exam.- Passed? Masa asked quietly, becoming more serious.- Passed. Satisfied?- Of course. I believed in him. The Love Exam is difficult, for example, you are not ready for it. Bounty, over there, was not ready either. This chocolate loved only himself. From people he needed only their boundless love for him and admiration. He does not care that for this, he had to turn people into cattle. Don't laugh - I love people. For real. I do what they will hate me for, what they will kick me out and curse me for, everything that people need to be people and grow.What makes you think they need it? There is an easy way to find out. What people are willing to pay for is what they really need. Everything that is not in demand is just a wishlist. Your games of freedom are not in
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79
Gilats looked at Thomson, and saw Wagner hanging in a noose in the bathroom, his tongue hanging out, his face blue and his eyes bulging. He recalled how they sent him a video, how they removed the guy from the rope, put him on the bed in the hotel, saying that there were no signs of violence. Sources gave him the info, how it really happened. And Gilats, looking at the powerful hands of the general, imagined how this strong man in an expensive suit dragged the frail body of the boy along the floor, as he held it, while his fighters put on a rope.Now, looking into the square face of the CEO of Galaxy Sec, the co-chairman of the State Construction Commission with an effort made an indifferent and even benevolent look:- At least you know what kind of hematogen Powell is preparing there instead of Bounty?- He calls his project "Twix". I only know software. He wants to combine fiery software shells with what is left of the New Testament and cover from above with a united circuit with co
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78
A month after the nuclear war on the Great Continent, the situation began to more or less clear up. In Bormunt, a small town on the left bank of the Ramira, which became the capital of the self-proclaimed Anarchist Republic, covering all the uninfected territories of eastern Lavender, from the Gray Mountains in the west to the Swamps in the east, from the river in the north to the sands in the south, in total - a square of 500x500 km. , the Council of Commanders gathered to discuss the situation and plans.The Republic was governed by direct Internet democracy - all residents (indigenous and refugees), about a million people, had their own profile in the Republican Network and the right to vote on any issue of governing the country, without representatives. The code of laws was adopted by such a general vote for five years, without the possibility of change during this period. The Network Moderator, civilian ministers and territorial leaders were elected for a year without the possibi
