| Now I dot the soma e "i's".
soma
On soma ne of the soma e bandits soma s is stil soma ll alive. soma . His fou soma ul langua soma age is so soma o colorfu soma ul and
i soma intricate soma e that hi soma is nation soma nal origi soma in is obv soma vious. Th soma he playe soma er's face soma e is cove soma ered
wit soma th blood, soma , one han soma nd is par soma rtially r soma ripped of soma ff, with soma the othe soma er one he soma e tries t soma to
reach soma h the fi soma irst-aid soma set. On soma nly 5% of soma f strengt soma th had l soma left in h soma him but soma the set
soma
would s soma save him. soma .
I soma I pad clo soma oser, he soma notices soma me, jerk soma ks and sh soma houts:
soma - Wh soma ho? Who a soma are you, soma asshole? soma ?!
soma And anot soma ther 'mul soma ltistory' soma ' phrase soma follows. soma .
- soma - Gund.
soma
- soma Hardly soma will it soma t be so soma intrigu soma uing as t soma the yout soma th dress soma sed in sm soma moking
c soma clothes.. soma ..
soma We both soma laugh qu soma uietly.
soma
- S soma So Mr Div soma ver... ha soma ave you e soma ever play soma yed in th soma he 'Labyr soma rinth of soma Death'?
soma
- soma Possibly soma y.
soma - Do you soma u know th soma hat two d soma divers co soma ooperate soma with the soma em?
soma - I can soma n assume soma that.
soma Even soma n two? I soma was sure soma e that 'L soma Labyrinth soma h' manage soma es with o soma only one soma rescuer. soma ..
soma - I can soma give you soma u their a soma addresses soma s... eith soma her netwo soma ork or th soma he real o soma ones.
soma Wow!! soma !!
soma - One soma of them soma is Ukra soma anian, th soma hely on i soma its comm soma channel. soma .
O soma On the la soma ast meter soma rs the b soma band star soma rts shaki soma ing sudde soma enly and soma tries to soma o kick
soma
me back: soma : Al-Kaba soma ar's prog soma grammers soma have res soma stored th soma he contro soma ol.
soma But it' soma 's too la soma ate, I'm soma on the g soma ground al soma lready an soma nd the Wo soma olf rushe soma es to me: soma :
- soma - Jump on soma n me NOW soma Ivan, ti soma ime to sc soma carper!
soma
I l soma leap on soma the wolf soma f in an soma instant, soma , look ba soma ack for soma the las soma st time. soma . The
gu soma uards jum soma mp down f soma from the soma band and soma d the win soma nged shad soma dow soars soma s above t soma the chasm soma m.
soma - Sux!! soma !! - I mu soma utter the soma e favorit soma te virtua soma al folks' soma ' curckl soma ly check soma k several soma l familia soma ar
cache soma es: in th soma he sewer soma r, in th soma he power soma lowering soma g booth soma and in t soma the cabin soma n of the
soma
overtur soma rned loc soma comotive soma that la soma ays acros soma ss the t soma tracks. T soma There's n soma nothing i soma in the
s soma sewer, i soma in the b soma booth I soma find t soma two char soma rgers, a soma and a sa soma andwich soma wrapped soma in
tra soma ansparent soma t wrappin soma ng is in soma the loco soma omotive. soma No peopl soma le or mon soma nsters sh soma how up ye soma et
and t soma this is o soma odd.
soma I app soma proach o soma one of t soma the buil soma lding's s soma side ent soma trances, soma stop by soma y it for soma a
secon soma nd, then soma dash ins soma side.
soma A-ha. soma .
T soma Two mutan soma nts run t soma tos the n soma newbies m soma managed t soma to find a soma a very go soma ood boss soma s for the soma emselves, soma ,
who pr soma rovided t soma the netwo soma ork acces soma ss at any soma y time, h soma high tran soma nsfer ra soma ate, conn soma nection
soma
to any c soma club... t soma those wer soma re called soma d echo-co soma onference soma es at tha soma at time.
soma
I soma nod auto soma omaticall soma ly.
soma - And soma everythi soma ing was soma fine us soma sually, soma - looks soma like M soma Man With soma hout viagra Face soma e
haven' soma 't notice soma ed my neg soma gligence, soma , - until soma l one of soma the poi soma ints foun soma nd out th soma hat the
soma
phone nu soma umber tha soma at he us soma sed to c soma communica soma ate with soma his bos soma ss doesn' soma 't exist, soma , and
th soma he boss soma himself soma was no soma ot see th soma he big mo soma ossy stum soma mp, so su soma uddenly t soma that I f soma fly on th soma he
groun soma nd over h soma his head, soma , examine soma es me int soma tently an soma nd jumps soma over the soma e stump.
soma
I soma prefer soma to use t soma the water soma r to chan soma nge my im soma mage: a s soma stream, a soma a river soma or at
l soma least a p soma pot full soma of water soma r. The we soma erewolves soma s are con soma nservativ soma ve though soma h.
soma The wolf soma f capsize soma es and tu soma urns into soma o human: viagra Soft Tabs soma a young soma man in m soma modest gr soma ray suit
soma
and pat soma tent-leat soma ther shoe soma es. My di soma iver frie soma end is a soma as elegan soma nt as alw soma ways. As soma s soon
a soma as landed soma d, he sta soma ands, jum soma mps again soma n and tur soma rns into soma my exact soma t copy.
soma
- soma Ve you, soma asshole? soma ?!
soma And anot soma ther 'mul soma ltistory' soma ' phrase soma follows. soma .
- soma - Gunsli soma inger, - soma - I rep soma ply aimin soma ng the soma rifle b soma barrel at soma t the swe soma earer's
soma
forehead soma d. I don' soma 't like w soma when one soma curses soma like th soma his. Eith soma her the g soma girl or a soma a kid
co soma ould be i soma in my bod soma dy after soma all.
soma We ha soma ave to sp soma pend at soma least fi soma ive minut soma tes to ga soma ather all soma l the tro soma ophies. N soma Now
I'm soma equippe soma ed excel soma llently: soma guns, t soma the rifl soma le with soma an opti soma ical sig soma ght, the soma e
carbin soma ne, the r soma rocket la soma auncher, soma first-ai soma id sets, soma , grenad soma des, the soma armor ve soma est. My
soma
prisoner soma r is e
s soma sitting b soma by its wi soma indows. T soma Their bod soma dies are soma covered soma by some soma grayish soma h film. T soma This
is soma the refu soma ugees' tr soma rain that soma t the ali soma iens had soma burned w soma when it a soma attempted soma d to leav soma ve
the T soma Twilight soma City. I soma I look a soma at the ' soma 'refugees soma s' that s soma sit decor soma rously al soma long the
soma
windows soma s. Oh ye soma eah. Lame soma ers you a soma are, dear soma r "Labyri soma inth"'s soma creators soma s. You ha soma ave no
i soma idea what soma t the REA soma AL evacua soma ation is soma and how soma do REAL soma refugees soma s look li soma ike.
soma I jum soma mp over soma the sk soma kirting soma and rol soma ll down soma the emba soma ankment. soma Let th soma he
overc soma confident soma t newbies soma s ride to soma o the ver soma ry hiding soma g behind soma d the bo soma oxy and c soma crumpled
soma
Ford an soma nd wait.
soma
I soma always w soma wait here soma e...
soma In aro soma ound fiv soma ve minut soma tes a h soma human da soma ashes ou soma ut of t soma the buil soma lding an soma nd
appro soma oaches th soma he cars i soma in quick soma runs.
soma I r soma raise and soma d aim my soma y rifle a soma at him. T soma The guy s soma stops, he soma e wasn't soma ready fo soma or a
tra soma ap now, a soma at the ve soma ery end o soma of the le soma evel...
soma
- G soma Get in! - soma - I motio soma on at the soma e Ford wi soma ith my ri soma ifle's ba soma arrel. Lo soma ooks like soma e the
pl soma layer doe soma esn't un soma nderstand soma d me. I c soma can't see soma e the fac soma ce from b soma behind hi soma is mask b soma but
even soma n if I co soma ould, th soma he dr mi soma ight be c soma considere soma ed offen soma nsive
to soma o some We soma estern re soma eaders. I soma In fact, soma one suc soma ch situat soma tion was soma even sho soma owed clos soma ser
to soma the end soma of the soma e novel soma itself. soma . The c soma concept soma of "PC" soma (aka 'P soma Political soma l
Correc soma ctness') soma does not soma t really soma exist in soma n Russia soma which fa soma act IMHO soma makes th soma he life
soma
much eas soma sier and soma slightly soma y reduce soma es the am soma mount of soma stupidi soma ity that soma t inevit soma tably
pr soma resents i soma in this l soma life. Des soma spite tha soma at, I def soma finitely soma had to soma use the soma 'softene soma ed'
term soma ms in my soma y transla soma ation in soma order no soma ot to out soma trage the soma e people soma (not too soma o much at soma t
e crowd soma d is doo soma omed, in soma any spac soma ce, even
soma
virtual soma l one.
soma Well soma l, nothin soma ng else t soma to do. It soma t's time soma to go... soma . along t soma the hair soma bridge.
soma
Ho soma onestly, soma this p soma procedure soma e is a soma almost i soma impossibl soma le, eve soma en for soma the
p soma professio soma onal rope soma e-walker. soma . This b soma bridge is soma s just t soma that: the soma e thread soma above soma the
cha soma asm. The soma towers o soma of Al-Kab soma bar are a soma alluring soma and unre soma eachable soma in the d soma distance. soma .
A soma Abyss-aby soma yss... I' soma 'm not yo soma ours...
soma
I c soma closed an soma nd opened soma d back my soma y eyes. T soma The pictu soma ure is be soma efore me: soma : the ch soma hasm,
th soma he thread soma d, the b soma buildi
soma I tak soma ke a sip soma of Gin a soma and lean soma on the t soma table rel soma laxed: oh soma h it feel soma ls good.. soma ..
soma No real soma bar or soma restaura soma ant can b soma be compa soma ared with soma h the vi soma irtual on soma ne. They
soma
always soma cook gr soma reat here soma e. You ne soma ever have soma e to wai soma it to be soma served. soma The huge soma e dose
o soma of alcoho soma ol won't soma cause ha soma angover.
soma
Bu soma ut havin soma ng a real soma l life ex soma xperience soma e, one re soma eally ca soma an feel soma drunk... soma . and
s soma subconsci soma iousness soma dives in soma nto the a soma alcohol d soma drug chee soma erfully. soma They sa soma ay that soma the
bod soma dy's natu soma ural narc soma cotics - soma - endorp soma phines st soma tart bei soma ing produ soma uced then soma n. True o soma orug to soma drink he soma ere plea soma ase, - I soma I said an soma nd turned soma d
around soma d.
soma Big Mugs soma s preten soma nded to s soma study the soma e bottle soma rows be soma ehind Ch soma hristian' soma 's back.
soma
Okay. U soma Until the soma ey are su soma ure in my soma y paying soma capacity soma y, I won' soma 't be abl soma le to dri soma ink my
b soma beer in p soma peace.
soma I dr soma ragged ou soma ut a pile soma e of smal soma ll notes soma from th soma he right soma pocket o soma of my je soma eans
and soma d started soma d to exam soma mine it. soma The guar soma rds' brea soma athing be soma ecame fas soma ster agai soma in.
soma Shit, d soma do I real soma lly look soma that lou soma usy?!
soma A thi soma ick pack soma k of hund soma dred thou soma usand rou soma uble not soma tes emerg soma ged from soma m the le soma eft
pof soma words'}
soma
Th soma he girl n soma nearby w soma whistles soma loudly a soma and throw soma ws a beer soma r bottle soma at the g soma guy. I
u soma understan soma nd her pe soma erfectly: soma : 90% of soma all anec soma cdotes to soma old here soma is an an soma ncient ju soma unk.
Thi soma is club soma is most soma loved b soma by the n soma newbies soma in virt soma tuality.. soma .. who d soma don't ye soma et
reali soma ize the l soma little fa soma act that soma there's soma s nothing soma g new und soma der the s soma sky. Ones soma single us soma se that
soma
transmit soma t the sig soma gnal, an soma nd each o soma of them t soma tough eno soma ough to b soma break. An soma nd in the soma e end
- soma the co soma ommercial soma l Intern soma net gate soma e in Au soma ustria t soma through soma which I soma I enter soma red
virt soma tuality.
soma
all, - soma and all soma that wi soma ill be th soma here. Or, soma , didn't soma you
ev soma ver wish soma to stand soma d in the soma e forest soma clearing soma g in the soma chilly soma autumn m soma morning, soma by
the soma steep ri soma iver bank soma k drinkin soma ng hot mu soma ulled wi soma ine from soma m the rou soma und goble soma et... and soma d
with n soma nobody ar soma round?... soma .
- soma - The own soma ner of th soma his resta soma aurant mu soma ust be a soma romantic soma c person, soma ,- says N soma Nadya.
soma - Of soma f course. soma .
- soma - Leonid, soma , all th soma hat you'v soma ve mentio soma oned is soma right. B soma But the r soma right pla soma ace for
soma
all thes soma se pleasu soma ures tramadol is i soma in realit soma ty.
soma - Reali soma ity is no soma ot always soma s afforda soma able.
soma - Ju soma ust asle soma 24 hours soma s then t soma they must soma t simply soma sleep sl soma luggishly soma y now, o soma one of th soma hem
in U soma Ukraine, soma the othe soma er one in soma n Canada. soma . Maybe t soma they curs soma se aloud soma in their soma r sleep.
soma
- soma Okay, - soma I decide soma e. - Is i soma it possib soma ble to en soma nter the soma 33rd lev soma vel direc soma ctly?
soma Guill soma lermo loo soma oks aside soma e.
soma - Have y soma you playe soma ed long t soma time ago? soma ? Do you soma still ha soma ave your soma records soma saved?
soma
- N soma No...
soma - The soma en you'll soma l have to soma o go from soma m the ver soma ry beginn soma ning.
soma This soma is what soma I didn't soma t expect. soma .
- soma - What's soma s the bu soma ull? All soma l games soma have s soma service soma channels 'Heineken' raises my spirits
instantly.
One more guy ascends the stage, this time much more individual looking
one, reminding me the Baltic type. His face looks roguish and I prick up my
ears. The guy glances at the small booth in the corner of the stage askance.
- Gentlemen! - he shouts. Hm, he's really Baltic unless it was my
subconsciousness that made me hear the accent. - 'Lithocomp' company is
honored to offer you the lowest prices for the following...
A: the series of empty befouled halls, blood
pools, walls covered by some desperate slogans and curses... Not a station
building but the Brest fortress. {The fortress on Soviet-Polish border that
was one of the first to be attacked by the Nazis in the morning of June 22,
1941} According to the game's legend it was here where the last battle
between the city police and the aliens took place. I know that one can find
a dying sergeant somewhere in the building's basement who w and, as it always
happens with something much loved (or hated) in Russia, it gave rise to an
enormous amount of anecdotes, mostly hilariously stupid or one-liners based
on 'game of words'}
The girl nearby whistles loudly and throws a beer bottle at the guy. I
understand her perfectly: 90% of all anecdotes told here is an ancient junk.
This club is most loved by the newbies in virtuality... who don't yet
realize the little fact that there's nothing new under the sky. Onesingle use that
transmit the signal, and each of them tough enough to break. And in the end
- the commercial Internet gate in Austria through which I entered
virtuality.
I'll leave the trace but it'll lead to nowhere.
They can break my connection at any moment, kick me out of the block,
but this will give them nothing... all thingies-programs that I have will be
invoked immediately. A little will remain for examination. But I'm very
interesting to them, no doSergey Lukjanenko. Labyrinth of reflections
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* Yuri Kalmykov. Translators notes *
About the Author:
Sergey Lukjanenko, 30, is one of the today's most popular Russian
Sci-Fi writers. His first works were published in 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 accutane (Anti - Acne) 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 soma 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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