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it haven't found the apple prozac e and understood what prozac t happened. Who is fa prozac aster?
The dra prozac agon flies up again prozac n. It will find me prozac easily - movements prozac in
virtuality leav prozac ve traces. I just sta prozac and still and wait.
prozac
- File transfer prozac r completed.
Ye prozac es! I won!
- Ex prozac xit, - I order.
prozac - Really? - asks Wi prozac indows-Home.
- prozac Yes.
- Exit prozac from virtuality, - prozac informs the computer prozac r. The colorful spar prozac rks
flash before my prozac eyes, the world lose prozac es its bright dyes, t prozac turns into the pale prozac e
and flat lso phone prozac e number, first and
prozac
last name. Nadez prozac zhda Mesherskaya, t prozac the 'Money' magazi prozac ine, a reporter.
W prozac Windows-Home is silen prozac nt, it means that the prozac e card is 'clean' - i prozac it's really just
a c prozac card, without any hid prozac dden surprises. I put prozac t it in my pocket and prozac d nod:
- Thanks prozac s.
Sorry, it'l prozac ll be no return cou prozac urtesy, but it doesn' prozac 't look like Nadya
prozac
expects it.
- prozac - This deep is a str prozac range thing, - she sa prozac ays sipping her wine prozac e, - I'm in
Moscow f prozac for instance, you are prozac e in Samara somewhere prozac e, that boy his prole prozac etarian district, rot prozac tten and blown throug prozac gh by all winds.
prozac Then we'll move V prozac Vika into new 'apartm prozac ments': I'll buy the prozac new 'Septium'
brand prozac d name, with preloade prozac ed licensed software, prozac , with a couple of hu prozac undreds Megs
of RAM prozac M... with the 1000 prozac Terabyte holograph prozac hic HD, cordless m prozac modem and
super-sen prozac nsitive Siemens micro prozac ophone... with a colo prozac or printer, Dunn wha prozac at for,
but let i prozac it be, a decent sca prozac anner instead of the prozac e manual piece of sh prozac hit, a
dedicated pho prozac one line... Geez, eve prozac en 50 grandse car's c prozac ceiling at all.
prozac The second level en prozac nds at the suburbs of prozac f the Twilight City. prozac We leave the
car t prozac together and save ou prozac ur result using the prozac computer which is prozac diligently
working prozac on the ruins of a sm prozac mall cottage. Only af prozac fter this my fellow prozac traveler
calms down prozac n. I wave my hand to prozac him and go towards prozac the sever cover hatc prozac ch. The
most reliabl prozac le way through the prozac third level lies thr prozac rough shit. A few pe prozac eople
use it, it's prozac too disgusting despi prozac ite the shower at the prozac e end of the level. B prozac But
I don' But what prozac t did you expect? prozac The file exchange prozac and discussions of prozac f
processors' qualit prozac ty? We're humans afte prozac er all.
Nadya f prozac frowns:
- We're prozac e people of the new e prozac era. Virtuality can c prozac change the world, but prozac t we
prefer to mask prozac k it to fit the old prozac dogmas. Nanotechnol prozac logy used to imitate prozac e a
drink is worse t prozac than a microscope use prozac ed as a hammer...
prozac - You're Alexandr prozac rian, - I make a gues prozac ss.
- Yes! - sh prozac he replies with a sli prozac ight challenge in her prozac r voice.
Alexan prozac ndrians are the follo prozac owers of one Call me prozac just Willy.
Ok prozac kay, let it be Willy. prozac .
I shake his h prozac hand.
- You sai prozac id so interesting thi prozac ings, yes? About prob prozac blems, divers, help. prozac ...
- Willy laughs a prozac and waves his hands, prozac - Boom! Boom! That h prozac help?
Very inte prozac eresting interpreter prozac program, the strong prozac accent, parasite wor prozac rds
like Guillermo s prozac speaks Russian himsel prozac lf. One starts feel d prozac different towards the prozac e
guy immediately.
prozac
- Let's be hone prozac est, okay? - I offer. prozac . Willy-Guillermo kn prozac nits his brow and
no prozac ods. - I'm diver.
prozac
- Yes? is alway prozac ys the
arena and c prozac crushing a hundred prozac plus monsters is n prozac not like pushing th prozac hree
buttons.
prozac Fortunately other pl prozac layers almost never prozac interfere anymore. prozac The rumors
are cre prozac eeping across "Labyri prozac inth" crossing leve prozac els with the ease i prozac impossible
even for prozac divers. The deep is prozac not an obstacle for prozac rumors, nothing cou prozac uld ever
stop them.
prozac
Rumors are div prozac ver's enemy but now t prozac they spread fear acro prozac oss and this works
t prozac to my advantage.
prozac By the end of the prozac 14th level I realize prozac e that I canh.
prozac Now the seroquel exit into prozac reality is expected prozac d, as a result of prozac the 'deadly
impact' prozac ', otherwise sarafem the brai prozac ins can imagine the r prozac real pain shock, with prozac h all its
consequen prozac nces. Only those suic prozac cidal would turn off prozac f safety locks of th prozac he deep
program.
prozac Or the diver.
prozac My battered bod prozac dy is scattered on prozac the monster's palm, prozac , the skull is
cru prozac ushed, one eye looks prozac into the hot dusty prozac sky, another one - prozac at the stony
nail. prozac . The genie laughs lo prozac oudly, satisfied and prozac shouts:
- You prozac who came asuter
gam prozac mes company that went prozac t broke three years a prozac ago and who got an ol prozac ld computer as
a dis prozac smissal pay, who DID prozac become a diver. One prozac of the hundred on th prozac his planet.
I w prozac was lucky.
Poss prozac sibly, I was just luc prozac cky.
10
prozac Not more than five y prozac years ago the virtual prozac l world was nothing m prozac more but the
sci-fi prozac writers' creation. prozac . Computer networks, prozac , virtual helmets prozac and suits
already e prozac existed, but all thi prozac is was only profanat prozac tion. Hundreds of gam prozac mes were
created whe prozac ere one could move prozac in the spal nearby prozac thoughtfully. - I sh prozac remeron hould check
their pr prozac rices, it's time to c prozac change the HD...
prozac Well, at least s prozac some success was achi prozac ieved by the merchan prozac nt after all.
Anoth prozac her humor thirsty one prozac e ascends the stage.
prozac
- Once, Winn prozac nie the Pooh and P prozac Piglet.... {yet anot prozac ther mega popular
a prozac anecdote characters, prozac taken NOT from Disne prozac ey movies though, bu prozac ut from Russian
ani prozac imated series produce prozac ed in70's, FAR cooler prozac r one than Disney's I prozac IMHO}
I start f prozac feeling myself bored prozac to death.
Just prozac t why Shtirl I jerked prozac d a bit in reality.
prozac
When I exited - gee prozac e, the mouse's wire i prozac is bitten off! And, l prozac like... some wire
is prozac s missing...
- prozac Does your stomach ac prozac che?
- No, noth prozac hing so far...
prozac We filled our glasse prozac es.
- Or this, prozac - Maniac went on, - prozac Do you know "Labyrin prozac nth of Death"?
prozac - Yes, - I sobered u prozac up in an instant.
prozac - I decided to h prozac have some fun not lo prozac ong ago, and entered prozac the 17th level
dire prozac ectly. They added so prozac many stuff there r prozac recently! It's a ni prozac ightmare of a
game.. prozac .. well, in distance prozac but they
don't star prozac rt the hunt and I le prozac eave them alone too: prozac no time for that. I prozac go to
the exit to prozac the building square prozac e. There, on the tabl prozac le with a bloodied fe prozac emale
corpse under i prozac it... it always lays prozac s there... the comput prozac ter is quietly workin prozac ng.
The game menu i prozac is on the screen. I s prozac save my game, refuse prozac an offer to quit and prozac d
move further, to t prozac the second level.
prozac Holding the rifl prozac le in my hands I run prozac out of the building prozac g, creep to the
road prozac d bending down low prozac and hiding behind th prozac he trees. {yet
ano prozac other folklore hero ; prozac ;-) }
I can't b prozac beat that. Of course prozac I HAD to look throu prozac ugh ALL files, not ju prozac ust
through the stol prozac len data about the in prozac nside organization of prozac f the block.
- prozac Vika, merge.
I prozac I'm kinda being pulle prozac ed into the shadow, n prozac now this body is the prozac main one.
The prozac one already allowed prozac to step on the bridg prozac ge.
The victor prozac ry is Pyrrhic thoug prozac gh. The guard report prozac ted about the visitor prozac r
that tries to cros prozac ss the bridge. This m prozac means I'll be warmly prozac welcomed there.
prozac The singlimpse of
prozac
respect, - that we prozac eirdo is a Japanese o prozac obviously... just loo prozac ok at the eyes he
d prozac drew for himself. Ev prozac very nation has it's prozac s own complexes... A prozac And here are we,
pla prozac aying the fool in prozac nonexistent restaur prozac rant, having nonexi prozac istent drink,
hundr prozac reds of computers prozac burn up energy, p prozac processors heat up prozac in effort,
megabyt prozac tes of senseless da prozac ata are pumped over prozac r the phone lines prozac back and
forth...
prozac
- Data is neve prozac er senseless.
- prozac - Yes, maybe, - Nadya prozac a glances at me quick prozac kly, - Let's
only fiv prozac ve seconds to regain prozac his smile.
- W prozac Which beer?
- ' prozac 'Zhigulevskoye'.
prozac The guards behind prozac my back who for some prozac e reason decided to v prozac visit the hall
toget prozac ther with me, started prozac d to breathe heavily. prozac .
- Just kiddin prozac ng, - I explained, - prozac 'Guinness' of course prozac e, - And I gave the
prozac
canister to Christia prozac an.
Self contro risperdal prozac ol seems to be one prozac of the most importa prozac ant qualities of the prozac e
best European ba prozac artenders, and Chri prozac istian is one of th prozac hem. He picked the
prozac
canister up casually prozac y, weighted od player prozac rs. Meaning, their
prozac
servants - to which prozac number they try to a prozac add me.
- Vika, prozac , drop the details! - prozac - I whisper trying to prozac o reach the table. I prozac wish
the program wo prozac ould understand and o prozac obey without more que prozac estions...
The prozac pavilion changes. prozac Ornaments are gone prozac e, the flowers lose b prozac buds and
some small prozac l leafs, the texture prozac of Urman's shirt be prozac ecomes rough. But I m prozac manage
to reach my prozac toys on the table a prozac and grab the handke prozac erchief. These perso prozac onal
hygiene thingie prozac es are very useful.
prozac
One wn't right prozac t of course, one can prozac n't carry
too many v prozac viruses, but we both prozac start losing the ner prozac rve.
The wolf prozac decides something prozac and turns aside s prozac sharply, running eve prozac en
faster. Then he s prozac stops by the big moss prozac sy stump, so suddenly prozac y that I fly on the
prozac
ground over his hea prozac ad, examines me inten prozac ntly and jumps over t prozac the stump.
I pr prozac refer to use the wat prozac ter to change my imag prozac ge: a stream, a river prozac r or at
least a pot prozac t full of water. The prozac werewolves are conse prozac ervative though.
prozac The wolf capsizes prozac and turns i.
- prozac - Hi Andrei.
So prozac ometimes the owner s prozac serves his virtual prozac customers himself, prozac but today
it's obvi prozac iously not the case. prozac The bartender smiles prozac s but it's just an au prozac utomatic
courtesy:
prozac
- Hi! What woul prozac ld you like to drink? prozac ?
- Gin-Tonic w prozac with ice, as usual.
prozac
I watch bartend prozac der mixing the drink. prozac . Tonic is the real prozac Shweppes, Gin is
th prozac he decent Beefeater. prozac The liquor companies prozac s allow to use thei prozac ir trade marks
and prozac products' images in prozac n virtuality for jus prozac st a symbolic charge: prozac : it's a goot of 'Lan prozac ncia', - What the hel prozac ll do you want?
prozac The driver looks pa prozac ast me. It's stupid, prozac but I turn around.
prozac
The man without prozac t face stands in the prozac corner of the wareho prozac ouse.
A black prozac cloak length to the prozac e floor, a silver cli prozac ip in the form of t prozac the
rose on his ches prozac st, curling hair of prozac some odd ash color prozac r but pretty natural prozac l
looking but inst prozac tead of his face - prozac a gray haze like co prozac ondensed fog. Such
prozac
tricks are forbidden prozac n in the city but one prozac e can do that at hom prozac me, but what for?
If prozac f one wants re added. prozac . And of course, new prozac players
have arrive prozac ed: game addicts who prozac can't imagine their prozac lives without shooti prozac ing on
the streets o prozac of Twilight City.
prozac It's an intere prozac esting game, mainly prozac y because it requ prozac uires constant
comm prozac munication with oth prozac her people, not jus prozac st 'fighting to deat prozac th' like in
'Morta prozac al Combat', not diplo prozac omatic notes and thre prozac eats exchange like in prozac n 'C&C' but
direct c prozac communication: making prozac g unions, convincing prozac g others, some small prozac l worldly
wisdoms... prozac .
But just what prozac t so unusualSergey Lu prozac ukjanenko. Labyrinth prozac of reflections
prozac
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* Yuri Kalmyk prozac kov. Translators note prozac es *
About the prozac Author:
Serg prozac gey Lukjanenko, 30, prozac , is one of the tod prozac day's most popular prozac Russian
Sci-Fi writ prozac ters. His first wo prozac orks were published in prozac 1988. Currently his
bibliography includes more than 40 titles of novels and short stories. The
Author defines his genre as the "hard action science fiction", but all his
works also have a very well defined philosophical aspect. The novel offered
to your attention was written in 1997 and became the real 'cult book' of the
Russian Internet.
Sergey is married, he lives in Moscow.
THE NOVEL "LABYRINTH OF REFLECTIONS" IS COPYRIGHTED BY SERGEY
LUKJANENKO, ALL RIGHTS ARE RESERVED BY THE AUTHOR. ANY COMMERCIAL USE OF THE
NOVEL'S TEXT IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
Several notes for the reader:
1). My English sucks. So it was obviously way too presumptuous of me to
try to make a translation like this. It was my love to this book only that
made me to venture into this adventure. ;-) I was hoping that this novel is
really worth your kind attention (despite my ugly
English?).
2). Some opinions expressed in this book by the main or other
characters, as well as some words/terms used, might be considered offensive
to some Western readers. In fact, one such situation was even showed closer
to the end of the novel itself. The concept of "PC" (aka 'Political
Correctness') does not really exist in Russia which fact IMHO makes the life
much easier and slightly reduces the amount of stupidity that inevitably
presents in this life. Despite that, I definitely had to use the 'softened'
terms in my translation in order not to outrage the people (not too much at
least). But of course, something might have still leaked out. Please
consider yourselves warned.
3). FIDO
Some more confusion can be caused by Lukjanenko's technical details and
descriptions of the Net due to one more fact: he writes from the point of
view of the person who was once the FIDOnet member. Also it seems that
Sergey himself was mostly affiliated with FIDO at the time of this book's
writing. The principles of FIDO's system organization differ from the ones
of the Internet. I never was FIDO member, so I know very little. In general,
it's free, amateurs' network that allows its members to exchange emails and
files. FIDO uses its own proprietary protocol. Special gateways are used to
exchange emails with the Internet. Look at www.fidonet.org for more
details... But be prepared to get back not the homepage, but some HTML code.
{G} The guys have forgot to put the {HTML} tag into the code of their main
page... OOPS.
4). The names.
The same name in Russian usually can have several forms, reflecting the
attitude of the one who pronounces the name to the one named. The number of
these forms is as far as I can judge, much bigger than in English. That's
why in my translation I preferred to retain the original rules of forming
such names and to provide this note. Another important reason is that the
Russian name changed according to the rules of doing so in English would
sound ridiculous (maybe for me only, as I'm Russian... ;-) ), not mentioning
that it's not always possible to do this with Russian names at all. Example:
John - Johnny. Now try to do the same with, say, my name: Yuri. Yup... My
point exactly. Below is the example of how the first name of the main
character can be 'bent'. The same often happens to other names in the book.
For inexperienced reader it might be confusing, so I apologize... Russia
*is* confusing by definition, so bear with it. :-)
Leonid - the complete name.
Lenia (should be read roughly as Lyo-nee-aa; don't pronounce 'double
lettered' sounds as too long ones though) - this is slightly diminutive,
friendly form used by relatives and friends.
Lenechka (Lyo-nee-chka) - a "pet-name" form, sometimes also used with
sarcasm, depending on the context.
Lenchik - "pet-name"/unceremonious address.
Len'ka ( here ' means softening of the previous sound, 'n' in this name
sounds like 'n' in the word 'change') - Unceremonious address, a bit
slighting. Often used by close friends without any offensive context.
... and so on. No more forms are used in the book, so I'd better not
confuse you any more.
Another trick is how the names are formed n general. In particular, the
concept of the middle name in Russia. It is not 'given', but rather is the
father's name. To be used as a middle name, special endings are attached:
-ovich, -evich for man's middle name (yeah, they are gender specific!),
-ovna, evna for female's middle name.
Examples: Petrovich Alekseevich - men's
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