| e fridge, got the p cialis pack of
fran cialis nks, a piece o cialis of cheese, the cialis en brought two cialis o huge clay gl cialis lasses from hi cialis is room.
I fi cialis illed them wit cialis th beer solemn cialis nly.
- G cialis Gee, it's real cialis lly 'Guinness' cialis '... - admit cialis tted Maniac dr cialis rawing the let cialis tter
'M' on t cialis the thick foam cialis m.
- For cialis r the Love, Sh cialis hurka.
- cialis - Um-gm... - M cialis Maniac said gl cialis loomily and dr cialis rained his gla cialis ass, - Yeah. cialis Love.
Shit, cialis the devil te cialis empted me! I cialis had to flee.. cialis .. a couple of cialis f lamers was cialis on my
tail.. cialis .. So I decide cialis ed to visit 'S cialis Strawberry Fie cialis elds'...
cialis - What thow cialis try to do th cialis he same with, cialis say, my name: cialis : Yuri. Yup... cialis . My
point cialis exactly. Bel cialis low is the ex cialis xample of ho cialis ow the first cialis t name of the cialis main
charact cialis ter can be 'be cialis ent'. The same cialis e often happe cialis ens to other n cialis names in the b cialis book.
For in cialis nexperienced r cialis reader it migh cialis ht be confusin cialis ng, so I apo cialis ologize... Ru cialis ussia
*is* co cialis onfusing by de cialis efinition, so cialis bear with it. cialis . :-)
Le cialis eonid - the co cialis omplete name.
cialis
Lenia ( cialis (should be re cialis ead roughly a cialis as Lyo-nee-aa cialis a; don't prono cialis ounce 'double
cialis
lettered' so cialis ounds as too l cialis long ones thou cialis ugh)y cells ha cialis ad detonated.
cialis
- I'm cialis the Gunslinge cialis er, - I say a cialis anyway. It ha cialis ad become a ri cialis itual already
cialis
and I like g cialis good tradition cialis ns.
re...
cialis - I was cialis wearing diffe cialis erent faces, - cialis - looks like cialis the girl gu cialis uesses my
th cialis houghts, - whi cialis ile you always cialis s wear the sam cialis me one.
cialis - Changing f cialis faces is too cialis expensive, - cialis - I begin my cialis self-humiliat cialis tion, -
It's cialis stupid to bo cialis otch up Schwa cialis artzenegger or cialis r Stallone fr cialis rom yourself, cialis and I
can't cialis t afford hirin cialis ng the image s cialis specialist.
cialis - The Dee cialis ep itself is e cialis expensive enou cialis ugh.
She cialis e calls virtua cialis ality with a R cialis Russian term a cialis and I like tha cialis at...
.. cialis ..But not her cialis overall behav cialis vior...
cialis I shrug. Wpos cialis ssible to brea cialis ak and disable cialis e the timer. O cialis Or to break it cialis t
and add a c cialis couple of zer cialis ros to the num cialis mber '48' but cialis such kamikaz cialis ze are rarely cialis y
found and t cialis their end is m cialis mournful.
cialis Like Unfort cialis tunate's.
cialis It's imposs cialis sible to pass cialis "Labyrinth o cialis of Death" in cialis a single atte cialis empt, one
can cialis n't just have cialis strength for cialis that. The dro cialis owsiness retre cialis eats in virtua cialis ality but
the cialis ere are the li cialis imits of stami cialis ina anyway. Th cialis hat's why play cialis yers get acces cialis ss to the
gam cialis me menu at t cialis the end of eac cialis ch level where cialis e there's an cialis option to sa cialis ave
the guy cialis y worked, dis cialis sappeared. He cialis e couldn't s cialis see his comput cialis ter anymore. cialis His
fingers cialis were hitting cialis g the keys ma cialis aking the draw cialis wn figure to m cialis move, to turn, cialis , to
shoot, cialis but it seemed cialis d to him that cialis t it's HIM r cialis running along cialis the corrido cialis ors,
ducking cialis the fiery bal cialis lls and snarli cialis ing monsters' cialis mugs. He unde cialis erstood that t cialis this
is just cialis a game, but h cialis he didn't know cialis w why it becam cialis me real and ho cialis ow to exit it. cialis .
The on cialis nly thing he c cialis could do in t cialis this situation cialis n was to go u cialis until the very cialis y
end. And he cialis e did it desp cialis pite the ten cialis into trouble, cialis , US President cialis t, the Pope, D cialis Dmitry Dibenko cialis o?
- Who cialis o is he? - I a cialis ask aloud. Gui cialis illermo shrugs cialis s.
- Thi cialis is is unknown. cialis .
- You cialis don't control cialis l your users?
cialis
- We're cialis e an entertain cialis nment center, cialis not the KGB, cialis , - he answers cialis s with taste,
cialis
- Informatio cialis on can be stol cialis len. How do yo cialis ou think, will cialis l the solid t cialis top corporate
cialis
manager or cialis Arabian sheik cialis kh be happy i cialis if some tablo cialis oid publishes cialis an article
cialis
about their cialis adventures in cialis n the drawn wo cialis orld?
- cialis And what's so cialis o bad?
- cialis - For you - no cialis othw thorny b cialis bushes.
The w cialis wind is strong cialis g and I narr cialis row my eyes. T cialis The sky is co cialis overed by dark cialis k gray
cloud cialis ds. The river cialis is not exactl cialis ly mountain on cialis ne but with ra cialis apids and very cialis y fast.
The f cialis flock of some cialis birds can be cialis seen in a dis cialis stance, I don' cialis 't know what e cialis exactly
are cialis they: they ne cialis ever fly levitra close cialis er. The table cialis e stands by th cialis he steep, ther cialis re are
bottl cialis les of Gin, T cialis Tonic and Abso cialis olut-Pepper on cialis n it. Also, a cialis a big nickel cialis plated
therm cialis mos full of m cialis mulled wine: cialis a tasty one, cialis with cinnamon cialis n, vanilla, p cialis pepper, female Viagra
coria cialis ander and. I cialis need a quiet cialis t night, let a cialis all mail wait
cialis
until the mo cialis orning. It's a cialis already 3:30 a cialis am though... t cialis the sky become cialis es lighter.
cialis And I wan cialis nt to sleep so cialis o much! The he cialis ead is aching cialis of excess inf cialis formation.
cialis I pulled o cialis off the virtua cialis al suit. Man, cialis does it stink cialis k of sweat, it cialis t requires
cl cialis leaning for a cialis a long time b cialis by now... The cialis en I plopped cialis down on the s cialis sofa. Good
th cialis hat I didn't d cialis do the bed yes cialis sterday. How f cialis farsighted hav cialis ve I become... cialis .
For th cialis hree years alr cialis ready, I suppo cialis ose.
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cialis
It wa cialis as a quarter b cialis be 'Zhigulevsk cialis koe'
{classic cialis c Russian beer cialis r ;-) }. I had cialis d to wash the cialis canister in cialis cold water, t cialis then
in hot cialis one, then in cialis n cold again. cialis Then I've put cialis t it into the cialis e bag that sta cialis ayed
here fr cialis rom previous cialis apartment ow cialis wners (I never cialis r have time cialis to get rid cialis of
garbage) cialis ) and walked o cialis out.
My, cialis , how much cl cialis leaner and n cialis neater my stai cialis ircase in vir cialis rtuality is! cialis And
unlike h cialis here, no etern cialis nal smell of f cialis flooded baseme cialis ent and stray cialis cats!
H cialis Having left th cialis he side street cialis ts I stopped b cialis by the road a cialis and raised my cialis hand;
a neck cialis ktie, high
le cialis eather boots, cialis , slim agile cialis body, swarth cialis hy narrow fa cialis ace, hair lo cialis ong to the
sh cialis houlders, low cialis and powerful cialis voice.
cialis - Spare chann cialis nel, person nu cialis umber seven, - cialis - confirmed Vi cialis ika.
The cialis e rainbow befo cialis ore my eyes, g cialis greedy flaming cialis g of the fiery cialis y wave, the de cialis eep.
I'm cialis m sitting in cialis the tiny room cialis m: the bed, th cialis he table with cialis the computer cialis r on
it, not cialis mine but abs cialis solutely abstr cialis ract one, the cialis door. "Journ cialis ney Start" Hot cialis tel. cialis
Those D cialis Deeptown inhab cialis bitants who ju cialis ust occasional cialis lly visit the cialis e Deep rent ro cialis oithout transl cialis lation.. We dr cialis rive along the cialis e highway, I c cialis can't resist
cialis
and shoot one cialis e more trailer cialis r using the ro cialis ocket launcher cialis r. Of course I cialis I leave the
cialis
car firstly. cialis ... Labyrinth" cialis "'s creators h cialis had a good sen cialis nse of humor cialis and I don't
cialis
want to watch cialis h my insides o cialis on the car's c cialis ceiling at all cialis l.
The s cialis second level e cialis ends at the su cialis uburbs of the cialis Twilight City cialis y. We leave th cialis he
car toget cialis ther and save cialis e our result u cialis using the com cialis mputer which cialis is diligentl cialis ly
working on cialis n the ruins of cialis f a small cott cialis tage. Only aft cialis ter this my f cialis fellow heads b cialis bow down to hi cialis im, searching cialis for the stole cialis en apple.
cialis I'm running cialis g away.
cialis The apple in cialis n my pocket b cialis becomes lighte cialis er and lighte cialis er - the data cialis flows
into cialis my computer. cialis . I dodge be cialis etween the tre cialis ees, then st cialis top so that i cialis it'd be
easie cialis er for Windows cialis s-Home to down cialis nload the file cialis e. The dragon' cialis 's roar reache cialis es me,
it ha cialis aven't found t cialis the apple and cialis understood wh cialis hat happened. cialis Who is faster cialis r?
The cialis dragon flies cialis up again. I cialis It will find cialis me easily - cialis - movements i cialis in
virtuality cialis y leave traces cialis s. I just sta cialis He poured cialis d himself mo cialis ore beer. I cialis nodded sympat cialis thetically: un cialis nprogrammed
e cialis exit is a very cialis y unpleasant t cialis thing.
F cialis For not-diver, cialis , that is.
cialis - It'll be cialis e fine, - I s cialis said, - Not fo cialis or the first t cialis time, not for cialis r the last
on cialis ne either...
cialis
- She cialis said, it WA cialis AS the last t cialis time, - inform cialis med Maniac gl cialis loomily. - I
cialis
haven't visit cialis ted these bro cialis othels for a cialis year! My sui cialis it is even w cialis without sex
cialis
stimulator!
cialis
- Well, cialis mine's with i cialis it, - I said, cialis - I just neve cialis er visit these cialis e.
- Too cialis o bad for you. cialis . Haved to now cialis where.
T cialis They can break cialis k my connectio cialis on at any mom cialis ment, kick me cialis e out of the b cialis block,
but th cialis his will give cialis them nothing. cialis ... all thingi cialis ies-programs t cialis that I have wi cialis ill be
invoke cialis ed immediately cialis y. A little w cialis will remain cialis for examinat cialis tion. But I'm cialis m very
intere cialis esting to them cialis m, no doubt... cialis .
- The cialis first router cialis is traced, - cialis informs Windo cialis ows-Home.
cialis Pretty quic cialis ck. I shake m cialis my head and at cialis t this moment cialis the opposite cialis armchair
is cialis not empty any cialis ymore.
M cialis Mr Friedrich cialis Urman negle cialis ects Arabic cialis coloring, en cialis nt
cathedral cialis in the downt cialis town and to de cialis estroy the ali cialis ien ruler. It' cialis 's very hard. cialis I
did it bef cialis fore but since cialis e then "Labyr cialis rinth" have ch cialis hanged at lea cialis ast ten times cialis s:
new buildi cialis ings, weapons cialis s and monsters cialis s were added. cialis . And of cours cialis se, new player cialis rs
have arriv cialis ved: game addi cialis icts who can't cialis t imagine thei cialis ir lives witho cialis out shooting o cialis on
the street cialis ts of Twilight cialis t City.
cialis It's an in cialis nteresting ga cialis ame, mainly cialis because it cialis requires co cialis onstant
commu cialis unication wit cialis th other peo cialis ople, not jus cialis st 'fighting cialis to death' li cialis ike Every cl cialis lub has
the p cialis person who wat cialis tches the talk cialis ks to corresp cialis pond to the d cialis declared topi cialis ic. The
quest cialis tion is though cialis h: is human growth hormone agent moderato cialis or on duty now cialis w or will reac cialis ct later?
cialis He's here.
cialis
The boo cialis oth's door op cialis pens and the s cialis sturdy man eme cialis erges from ins cialis side lazily,
cialis
holding the cialis e pretty sin cialis nister looking cialis g device in hi cialis is hands. Th cialis he Baltic guy
cialis
notices him cialis and starts ch cialis hattering
re cialis eally fast: - cialis ... hard driv cialis ves: 'Quantum cialis Lighting', 'W cialis Western Digita cialis al'...
- cialis - Not on topi cialis ic! - the mode cialis erator says l cialis lazily but ll cialis me about this cialis s thing?
cialis - But how cialis could I know cialis w you are so cialis deep in co cialis omputer burgl cialis lary? -
reas cialis sonably objec cialis cted Maniac, cialis - Next time cialis let me know w cialis when you are a cialis about to
brea cialis ak into cool p cialis places. Okay, cialis start your mo cialis odem.
In cialis n a couple o cialis of minutes I cialis I launched ant cialis tivirus.. It cialis was really s cialis slow,
informi cialis ing that a po cialis ostcard is de cialis etected every cialis y minute. The cialis e polymorph cialis have
plagued cialis d the whole co cialis omputer.
cialis It was reall cialis ly close.
cialis Glancing at cialis t the screen, cialis I've built a cialis huge sandwic cialis ch, peakers.
cialis
- No. Ho cialis old on.
In the real world my room is the same as in the virtual space. The
difference is though: it's not a warm Deeptown's summer evening behind the
windows but the rainy St. Peterburgh autumn. It's drizzling outside, the car
honks in the distance. I opened the fridge and took a can of Sprite. Let's
really drink... I couldn't resist the urge to look from the balcony. Of
course, the empty can that I threw out into the street in virtuality, is not
t
exterminated in the apartments but they keep coming.
I was having this fun too in my time, it was extremely seldom when
those bugs managed to bring any interesting info.
- Lenia, the complaint from tenant #1 was received by the "Polyana"
company.
I mumble, - Ignore it, - watching the man that walks along the street.
Gee, this is something! The mixture of younger Arnold Shwarzenegger and
older Clint Eastwood. Very funny. The man notices my sarcastic lookSergey 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 cialis Soft Tabs
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
Petrovna Alekseevna - women's.
Also, the last names of the Russian origin are gender specific too. To
women's form the ending -a is usually attached: Kalmykov for me becomes
Kalmykova for my Mother, as opposed to her maiden name which is Cellarius -
not originally Russian one and as such not gender specific.
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