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until after propecia the first bottl propecia le of beer, the propecia other one kinda propecia forgets all
sec propecia crets by that poin propecia nt. Shurka belongs propecia s to the second on propecia ne.
At least propecia t now he'll know w propecia what for do I need propecia d all this variou propecia us virus soft
whi propecia ich I drag out of propecia him by all cunnin propecia ng means.
- propecia How much simpler propecia would it be if th propecia he deep wouldn't propecia be so strong of a propecia an
addiction, - I propecia I was thinking in propecia the cab on my way propecia y home. - How much propecia h more right
and propecia simple... There propecia e wouldn't bould propecia d be a hundred tho propecia ousand. Some
psyc propecia chological assumpt propecia tions follow: li propecia ike the one that t propecia the diver will get propecia t rid
of the hot propecia file immediately. propecia . Like he'll deman propecia nd exactly a hundr propecia red grands from
t propecia the buyer. Like he propecia e'll transfer the propecia money to the very propecia y secure account.
propecia
No, that c propecia can't be... real p propecia professionals are propecia working in banks propecia s. Nobody
could propecia trace me.
- propecia - Let's assume als propecia so that two hacker propecia rs divide the amou propecia unt equally. And n propecia now
it becomes r propecia really interestin propecia ng, my friend. M propecia Money transfers h propecia happ door in th propecia he corner of the
propecia
'Japanese' part propecia of the hall, - a propecia and all that will propecia l be there. Or, di propecia idn't you
ever w propecia wish to stand in propecia the forest cleari propecia ing in the chilly propecia autumn morning, propecia by
the steep riv propecia ver bank drinking propecia hot mulled wine propecia from the round g propecia goblet... and
wit propecia th nobody around?. propecia ...
- The ow propecia wner of this resta propecia aurant must be a r propecia romantic person,- propecia says Nadya.
propecia - Of course.
propecia - Leonid, all propecia l that you've ment propecia tioned is right. propecia But the right pla propecia ace for
all these propecia e pleasures is in propecia reality.
blems, propecia Lenia, - answere propecia ed Windows-Home. propecia I taught it this propecia small
courtesy a propecia a week ago, it's propecia always nice when propecia the program looks propecia s more humanized
propecia
than it really is propecia s.
- Termina propecia al.
The blue propecia e changed into the propecia e terminal's panel propecia l. I manually conn propecia nected to the
six propecia xth router, the l propecia last one to remain propecia n intact and canc propecia celed my access. T propecia Then I
canceled m propecia my temporary addre propecia ess in Austria.
propecia The main thr propecia reads are broken. propecia Try to find me no propecia ow Al-Kabar guys, propecia , filter
all file propecia es in search for propecia Ivan The Prince. propecia the one it's wor propecia rthy to
bluff wit propecia th.
- Very propecia little. I was i propecia informed that ther propecia re's a problem in propecia "Labyrinth",
tha propecia at your divers fai propecia iled to solve it. propecia . I was asked to r propecia render an assistan propecia nce to
you.
propecia A pause again. propecia I'm anonymous and propecia d it's risky to l propecia let me into unplea propecia asant
sides of th propecia he Company's life propecia but Guillermo has propecia s a 'good nose' fo propecia or troubles and
m propecia methods of overcom propecia ming them.
propecia - You'll sign propecia a single-time con propecia ntract? - his ton propecia ne becomes quick propecia and
business-li propecia ike.
- Yes.
propecia
- - We'll propecia l pass 5-6 first l propecia levels together, - propecia - he goes on, - th propecia hey are simple
bu propecia ut it'll be easier propecia r to warm up. Afte propecia er that we'll sepa propecia arate if you want. propecia . Well?
- Ok propecia kay.
We sha propecia ake hands and wal propecia lk side by side. propecia . The bloody fog propecia envelops us,
no propecia othing can be seen propecia n around anymore. propecia The voice comes f propecia from the sky:
propecia - Your entrance propecia e mode?
- Pa propecia air entrance! - sa propecia ays Alex, - Alex a propecia and Gunslinger!
propecia - Pair entran propecia nce, - I repeat, - propecia - Gunslinger and A propecia Alex!
The f propecia fog dissipates sli propecia ightly. We're yo- propecia -nee-chka) - a "pe propecia et-name" form, so propecia ometimes also use propecia ed with
sarcasm, propecia depending on the propecia context.
Le propecia enchik - "pet-name propecia e"/unceremonious a propecia address.
Len propecia n'ka ( here ' mean propecia ns softening of th propecia he previous sound, propecia , 'n' in this name propecia e
sounds like 'n propecia n' in the word propecia 'change') - Unc propecia ceremonious addres propecia ss, a bit
sligh propecia hting. Often used propecia by close friends propecia without any offen propecia nsive context.
propecia ... and so on propecia n. No more forms a propecia are used in the bo propecia ook, so I'd bett propecia ter not
confuse y propecia you any more.
propecia Another trick i propecia is ho an
intense propecia pursuit. We do propecia on't have time propecia to copy the dat propecia ta from the apple propecia e
comfortably an propecia nd to dissolve in propecia n the thin air a propecia afterwards. We mus propecia st run and
tangl propecia le our traces.
propecia My partner in propecia proscar the wolf's hide c propecia can do it perfectl propecia ly.
We rush propecia h across the des propecia sert, then turn propecia into the forest. propecia . The blurry
sha propecia adows run behind - propecia - the guards sacri propecia ifice their scary propecia images for speed. propecia .
- Is the p propecia pursuit close, Iva propecia an The Prince? - a propecia asks the wolf .
propecia - Very close! propecia ! - I confess.
propecia - Gee, Ieceive propecia ed? - asks the dri propecia iver.
Now it propecia t's my turn to pla propecia ay the game of sil propecia lence.
- I w propecia wonder how?
propecia - You know my fri propecia iend, if I run out propecia t of ammo, it's th propecia he definite order propecia r to
refill my s propecia supplies. - Smugne propecia ess of a petty propecia hacker is in my propecia voice. Quite
pl propecia lausible legend: t propecia the fact that my propecia computer have lo propecia oaded the new port propecia tion of
viruses i propecia into my revolver d propecia doesn't reveal the propecia e diver in me.
propecia The driver thi propecia inks for a while.
propecia
- Let's del propecia lay shooting a lit propecia ttle, okay?
propecia I shrug indefinit propecia tell?
- You' propecia 'll see.
We propecia leave the fog. T propecia The rails are goin propecia ng along crumbling propecia g embankment, the propecia e
station buildi propecia ing is ahead burn propecia ned like the Re propecia eichstag building propecia g after the
storm propecia m. The speman likeness is propecia s improved by the propecia red flag on the propecia dome. Either it's propecia s an
entourage de propecia etail (some Weste propecia erners are still s propecia setting their sco propecia ores with the
co propecia ommunism), or som propecia me Bolshevik have propecia e decided to comme propecia emorate the revo propecia olution
anniversa propecia ary. The latter is propecia s more likely, Nov propecia vember 7th is in t propecia three days.
propecia - Now ntil the propecia first
death in propecia virtuality when a propecia an aged man whose propecia e destroyer was bu propecia urned in a space
propecia
war above the i propecia intellectual purpl propecia le reptiles' plane propecia et, died of a hea propecia art attack
right propecia by the keyboard.
propecia
It couldn't propecia t scare anyone any propecia ymore.
The w propecia world have immerse propecia ed itself.
D propecia Deeptown was creat propecia ted by Microsoft a propecia and IBM on the Int propecia ternet.
The propecia main advantage of propecia f virtuality was s propecia simplicity. It was propecia sn't necessary to
propecia
draw buildings a propecia and palaces, human propecia n faces and machin propecia nes in all detail, propecia , just the
genege propecia ether.
I'll reque propecia est the report, ye propecia es?
- Yes... propecia . - I say not tur propecia rning my eyes fro propecia om the screen. A y propecia young guy is
the propecia ere, dressed in ov propecia veralls and holdi propecia ing a gun. What sc propecia cared Man Without propecia Face?
Why does propecia he think that ev propecia vents don't have a propecia analogies? Why do propecia oes he offer the
propecia
Medal of Complete propecia e License for a propecia simple task? - W propecia Willy, have anyth propecia hing else
strange propecia e happened?
propecia I get the weak ho propecia ope that the diffe propecia erent task was mea propecia ant.
- No.
propecia
- propecia Nothing?
propecia
- Nothing-no propecia othing! - Guiller propecia rmo pHardened's f propecia face changes. Now propecia he's
an aged ma propecia an with the reso propecia olute but nervous propecia face. - But I as propecia ssumed that the
d propecia diver's word is pi propecia iously.
- I propecia don't deny it. I' propecia 'll give you the f propecia file, - with a sli propecia ight knock I send
propecia
the diskette acr propecia ross the table, - propecia But next time no propecia ot a single diver propecia will even
move a propecia a finger for you. propecia You violate our e propecia ethics, Mr Shelle propecia erbach. Any job mu propecia ust
be paid accor propecia rding to it's comp propecia plexity.
She propecia ellerbach picks propecia up the diskette a propecia ans freezes. I dr propecia rink mulled wine propecia e
watching h propecia Something new.
propecia - Allah's, - propecia I answer randomly propecia y.
This tim propecia me the monster jus propecia st slams me with propecia h the free hand, propecia so that I
part propecia tially flow over t propecia the palm's edge an propecia nd utters instruct propecia tively:
- It propecia t's not for you to propecia o mention the name propecia e of the Almighty, propecia , you thief.
propecia The wolf rolls o propecia on the sand laugh propecia hing maniacally. I propecia I can see it with propecia h the
eye that st propecia tayed intact.
propecia Well, the prog propecia gram's humor seem propecia ms to be more Ame propecia erican than Arabic propecia c... I
lie in tho propecia ought, then stand propecia up again. The mon propecia nst, mostly hilari propecia iously stupid or propecia one-liners based
propecia
on 'game of word propecia ds'}
The gir propecia rl nearby whistle propecia es loudly and thro propecia ows a beer bottle propecia at the guy. I
un propecia nderstand her perf propecia fectly: 90% of all propecia l anecdotes told h propecia here is an ancient propecia t junk.
This clu propecia ub is most loved propecia by the newbies propecia in virtuality... propecia . who don't yet
propecia
realize the litt propecia tle fact that the propecia ere's nothing new propecia under the sky. On propecia ne have to
spend propecia not more than hal propecia lf an hour here to propecia o believe: Cain k propecia killed Abel only f propecia for
the latter's propecia love to tell the propecia old {'lonnd
this propecia s beauty.
Th propecia he Deep. It is c propecia called so in Engl propecia lish but it seem propecia ms to me that th propecia he
Russian word { propecia {glubina} sounds b propecia better. Having br propecia roader meaning, it propecia t changes an
attr propecia ractive label into propecia o the warning: THE propecia E Deep! Sharks and propecia d octopuses live h propecia here.
It's quiet, propecia , and presses, pre propecia esses, presses by propecia the endless space propecia e which doesn't
r propecia really exist.
propecia In general the propecia e deep is kind, propecia in its own way o propecia of course. It ac propecia ccepts
everybody. propecia . It requires just propecia t a little strengt propecia th to dive, but so propecia o much more - to
u propecia urs.
- And t propecia that's it?
- propecia - Sometimes he add propecia ds: "Abyss, let me propecia e go."
- And propecia d that's it? - ask propecia ked Maniac doleful propecia lly.
- Yes.
propecia
- My, how s propecia simple...
Ma propecia aniac searched in propecia his pockets, took propecia k out the pack o propecia of 'Lucky Strike' propecia ',
lit the cigare propecia ette, then said wi propecia ith a slight resen propecia ntment:
- It propecia t was so much sim propecia mpler before. The propecia ere are hackers, propecia honest 'newbies'
propecia
and lamers. The propecia first ones can do propecia o everything, the propecia second ones are propecia learning.
The t propecia third ones are s propecia stupid, it's not propecia a sin Soviet
en propecia ngineer who went propecia t to the sea cru propecia uise abroad for t propecia the first time a propecia and was
confused propecia (and misplaced) w propecia with a jewelry smu propecia ugglers' courier.} propecia }
Uh-oh.
propecia - Vika, exit! propecia - I command.
propecia No answer.
propecia - Your little propecia program doesn't propecia hear you, - infor propecia rms the driver, - propecia Stay
put, okie? propecia ? It'll be the bes propecia st.
I never propecia heard about virtu propecia ual abductions bef propecia fore.
- Who propecia are you?
Th propecia he Beard just smil propecia les.
Of cour propecia rse there is a propecia way out: unavail propecia lable to the ordi propecia inary Deeptown - Good luck to you too Roman. - I say into the void.
Loneliness is the seamy side of the freedom.
I can't have friends.
- The bill! - I growl into the void angrily, - Now!
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The most vexing is that I don't want to sleep at all: it was too lucky
day probably.
I return to the restaurant. Some guests have left, some new ones have
arrived, an American crowd still laughs at their jokes.
I need a walk.
I leave 'Three Piglets', hesitate for a momocked on the nose.
I'm whining quietly, rocking from side to side.
Man Without Face ignores my performance.
- The crime always existed, it exists now and will exist. I'm not Jesus
and I don't pretend to complete innocence myself. I have my own goals.
- And I have my little legal business! What do you want?
- That's better. Mr Diver, have you heard about the Lost Point? Or
about the Invisible Boss?
What I was expecting the least were the ancient fables.
Sergey 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 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. superman 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. tentex forte
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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