| ie laughs loudly, satisf proscar fied and shouts proscar s:
- You proscar who came as a proscar wolf, remember proscar r his fate!
proscar Bingo. This proscar s is how he proscar figured out ou proscar ur language: h proscar he just heard proscar d us
talking. proscar .
Though, proscar , he wasn't sma proscar art enough to u proscar understand whom proscar m is he dealing proscar g with...
proscar The monster t proscar turns into ston proscar ne again. I wai proscar it for one mo proscar ore second, th proscar hen
stand up. proscar . The body ass proscar sembles back to proscar ogether slowly. proscar . The ordinary proscar user would
no proscar ow wake up in r proscar reality by the proscar reproachfully proscar chirping compu proscar uter.
Doe proscar es the security proscar y haven't you
proscar
ever tell me a proscar about this thin proscar ng?
- But proscar t how could proscar I know you ar proscar re so deep in proscar n computer bu proscar urglary? -
re proscar easonably obje proscar ected Maniac, proscar - Next time l proscar let me know whe proscar en you are abou proscar ut to
break in proscar nto cool places proscar s. Okay, start proscar your modem.
proscar In a coup proscar ple of minute proscar es I launched proscar antivirus.. It proscar t was really proscar slow,
informi proscar ing that a pos proscar stcard is dete proscar ected every m proscar minute. The po proscar olymorph have
proscar
plagued the w proscar whole computer. proscar .
It was proscar really close.
proscar
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proscar The doors proscar are unblocked proscar already, now t proscar the car's funct proscar tion is perform proscar med by
the wal proscar lls of this bui proscar ilding. I still proscar l have no conne proscar ection to Vika. proscar .
- So? - proscar - I ask getting tentex forte proscar g out of 'Lanci proscar ia', - What the proscar e hell do you w proscar want?
The proscar e driver looks proscar past me. It's proscar stupid, but I proscar turn around.
proscar
The man w proscar without face st proscar tands in the co proscar orner of the wa proscar arehouse.
proscar A black clo proscar oak length to t proscar the floor, a si proscar ilver clip in proscar the form of t proscar the
rose on hi proscar is chest, curli proscar ing ha.
proscar I look at the proscar level and don proscar n't like it at proscar all, at least proscar t because when proscar I
was there l proscar last time it lo proscar ooked completel proscar ly different.
proscar
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'Russi proscar ian Hills' {r proscar roller coaster} proscar }. This is... proscar - he puts his proscar s hand on the proscar e
keyboard and proscar d the picture s proscar slides a little proscar e aside, - a Gr proscar rabber Demon. B proscar Bad!
Gee, proscar , as if good de proscar emons ever came proscar e out of "Labyr proscar rinth" creators proscar s' minds...
proscar - This is h proscar him... - one mo proscar ore touching th proscar he keys, - Unfo proscar ort live until
proscar
tomorrow at a proscar all.
And proscar here are the w proscar welcomers - now proscar w in the normal proscar l human form.
proscar
- You rea proscar ached us quick, proscar , guest, - says proscar s the bald one proscar e. He has a fr proscar riendly
face o proscar of an Arabic gu proscar uard from the p proscar production of " proscar "Sindbad The Sa proscar ailor" done for proscar r
kids. The proscar second one l proscar looks grotesque proscar ely Arabic too proscar o, but is mu proscar uch more
sini proscar ister, he flash proscar hes his eyes an proscar nd holds the s proscar sword handle ti proscar ightly. Oh grea proscar at,
the only t proscar thing I ever mi proscar issed is the ba proscar attle virus in proscar my computer.
proscar
- The oth proscar hers were sloth proscar he shelves, tw proscar wo chairs by i proscar it. We
sit dow proscar wn.
- Inv proscar visible Boss is proscar s the tale of proscar the same ti proscar imes. - says M proscar Man Without
Fa proscar ace. - Boss was proscar s the higher s proscar step in Fidone proscar et hierarchy. I proscar It was boss to proscar whom
those wh proscar ho wanted to b proscar become points a proscar and join to proscar virtuality add proscar dressed their
proscar
requests to... proscar . There was no proscar o virtuality ba proscar ack then though proscar h... The legend proscar d told
that s proscar sometimes the n proscar newbies managed proscar d to find a ver proscar ry good boss f proscar for themselves, proscar ,
who provided proscar d the network a proscar access at any t proscar time, high tran proscar nsfer rack. Th proscar he sofa stands proscar by the wall, u proscar under
the lux proscar xury carpet, t proscar the small fridg proscar ge is by the o proscar opened door to proscar the balcony.
proscar
The necessary proscar minimum. Five proscar minutes ago I proscar I checked what' proscar 's in the frid proscar dge, so
I'm no proscar ot threatened b proscar by hunger for t proscar today.
I proscar turn my head, proscar , to the left, proscar to the right - proscar - the light d proscar darkens in my
proscar
eyes for the proscar moment, but it proscar t's only a mome proscar ent. Nevermind, proscar , it happens.
proscar
- Are you proscar u okay, Lenia?
proscar
The spea proscar akers are set f proscar for the full vo proscar olume, I frown proscar and say:
proscar - Yes.. Lower proscar r the I sit proscar t down on the f proscar floor, squeeze proscar my head with h proscar hands and whisp proscar per:
- As proscar ssholes... Fuck proscar king assholes.. proscar .
- We do proscar on't care about proscar t your pranks i proscar in the Deep, di proscar iver. The theft proscar t is bad,
but proscar it was high ti proscar ime for Urman t proscar to get knocked proscar on the nose.
proscar
I'm whini proscar ing quietly, ro proscar ocking from sid proscar de to side.
proscar Man Without proscar t Face ignores proscar my performance proscar e.
- The proscar crime always e proscar existed, it exi proscar ists now and wi proscar ill exist. I'm proscar not Jesus
and proscar d I don't prete proscar end to complete proscar e innocence mys proscar self. I have my proscar y own goals.
proscar d clumsy guys proscar like myself wh proscar ho don't even n proscar notice this
ba proscar arrier.
T proscar There wouldn't proscar ever be envy t proscar to each other a proscar and eternal hun proscar nt.
But i proscar is it my fault? proscar ? I don't kno proscar ow why it happ proscar pens myself, wh proscar hat flaw of
co proscar onsciousness ma proscar akes one a di proscar iver, and it is proscar s of course a f proscar flaw since we proscar are
such a m proscar minority. It'd proscar be stupid not proscar to use this a proscar ability but too proscar o dreadful to
proscar
offer it for e proscar everyone's stud proscar dy.
That' proscar 's how it goes proscar s: somebody c proscar can do long proscar jumps of eig proscar ght meters,
so proscar omebody writes proscar poems, som Fac proscar ce and the
Med proscar dal of Complete proscar e Licence lyin proscar ng in the wareh proscar house but now, proscar in the darkn proscar ness
when virt proscar tuality was com proscar ming close I co proscar ouldn't help no proscar ot to think abo proscar out that.
proscar The Man and t proscar the Medal.
proscar The whip and proscar d the cookie.
proscar
What so proscar strange could proscar happen in " proscar "Labyrinth" tha proscar at even two proscar divers
couldn proscar n't manage, the proscar e professionals proscar s who work if a proscar anonymously bu proscar ut as permanent proscar t
contractors proscar nevertheless? proscar ? Those who proscar know "Labyrint proscar th" as palms o proscar of their
hand proscar ds...
Som proscar mething having proscar no anaure, - proscar Now there's 2 proscar 2036... excuse proscar me, 2035 playe proscar ers already... proscar This is
2035 proscar 5... no, now 20 proscar 037 phone lines proscar s. All that is proscar delivered to proscar 28 main server proscar rs,
then is b proscar being divided proscar into levels a proscar and processed b proscar by our own a proscar and rented
co proscar omputers on al proscar ll continents. proscar We use 4 sate proscar ellites to sync proscar chronize the proscar data
exchange proscar e. Either Inter proscar rnet user or a proscar an unorganized proscar one who called proscar d one of 700 tentex royal
proscar
company number proscar rs can connect proscar to "Labyrinth" proscar "...
- I proscar see... - No, i proscar it's possible t proscar to trace Unfort proscar tunate anyway b proscar butidge... some proscar ething's
wrong proscar g here.
T proscar The hand I'm st proscar tanding on star proscar rts shaking and proscar d closing into proscar a fist slowly, proscar ,
the thread proscar bridge shive proscar ers, ready to proscar tear. The awo proscar oken monster's proscar grinning
muzz proscar zle is over me. proscar .
- Who a proscar are you? - he r proscar roars so loud t proscar that my ears ac proscar che. In Russia proscar an by the
way! proscar !
- A vis proscar sitor! - I shou proscar ut trying to f proscar free my feet fr proscar rom the grip proscar of the
gran proscar nite fingers.
proscar
- No visi proscar itor comes with proscar h the forbidden proscar n! - laughs the proscar e monster.
proscar His forefing proscar ger flies tow proscar wards me as'l proscar long bearded'} proscar anecdotes...
proscar
Despite t proscar the whistles an proscar nd shouts the proscar guy finishes t proscar telling his an proscar necdote
and ru proscar uns from the st proscar tage looking ar proscar round in a pri proscar imed way. Lonel proscar ly applause can proscar n
be heard: g proscar geez, who could proscar d imagine... I proscar look around fo proscar or the bar, it' proscar 's in the
far proscar corner of the proscar park. The girl proscar l gives me a bo proscar ottle of beer w proscar without a word. proscar .
- Than proscar nks.. - I make proscar e a sip. The ic proscar ce cold 'Heine proscar eken' raises my proscar y spirits
inst proscar tantly.
O proscar One more guy as proscar scends the sta proscar age, this time proscar much more indi proscar ividual ldresse proscar es... either ne proscar etwork or the r proscar real ones.
proscar Wow!!!
proscar - One of th proscar hem is Ukrania proscar an, the other o proscar one is Canadian proscar n. The first o proscar one
lives...
proscar
- No, - I proscar I say with some proscar e effort.
proscar - How interes proscar sting! I was s proscar sure that it's proscar the common dr proscar ream to determi proscar ine
the diver' proscar 's personality! proscar ! Including the proscar e divers themse proscar elves!
- proscar This dream is proscar s one of the w proscar worst and base proscar e crimes... acc proscar cording to our
proscar
code.
F proscar For the first t proscar tiaking the dra proscar awn figure to m proscar move, to turn, proscar to
shoot, bu proscar ut it seemed to proscar o himabyrinth' proscar manages with o proscar only one rescue proscar er..
- I proscar can give you t proscar their addresses proscar s... either net proscar twork or the re proscar eal ones.
proscar Wow!!!
proscar - One of the proscar em is Ukranian proscar n, the other on proscar ne is Canadian. proscar . The first on proscar ne
lives...
proscar - No, - I proscar say with some proscar effort.
proscar - How interest proscar ting! I was su proscar ure that it's t proscar the common dre proscar eam to determin proscar ne
the diver's proscar s personality! proscar Including the proscar divers themsel proscar lves!
- T proscar This dream is proscar one of the wo proscar orst and base proscar crimes... acco proscar ording to our
proscar
code.
Fo proscar or the first ti proscar iaking the draw proscar wn figure to mo proscar ove, to turn, t proscar to
shoot, but proscar t it seemed to proscar him that it' proscar 's HIM running proscar g along the c proscar corridors,
duc proscar cking the fiery proscar y balls and sna proscar arling monsters proscar s' mugs. He und proscar derstood that t proscar this
is just a proscar a game, but he proscar didn't know wh proscar hy it became re proscar eal and how to proscar exit it.
proscar The only thin proscar ng he could do proscar in this situa proscar ation was to g proscar go until the ve proscar ery
end. And h proscar he did it desp proscar pite the fact proscar that it turn proscar ned out to be proscar e much more
di proscar ifficult now.
proscar
The sligh proscar ht wound now be proscar ecame not just proscar the lowereat
proscar
transmit the s proscar signal, and ea proscar ach of them tou proscar ugh enough to b proscar break. And in t proscar the end
- the proscar e commercial proscar Internet gate proscar e in Austria proscar through whic proscar ch I entered proscar d
virtuality.
proscar
I'll lea proscar ave the trace b proscar but it'll lead proscar to nowhere.
proscar They can b proscar break my connec proscar ction at any m proscar moment, kick m proscar me out of the b proscar block,
but thi proscar is will give th proscar hem nothing... proscar all thingies-p proscar programs that I proscar I have will be
proscar
invoked immed proscar diately. A litt proscar tle will rema proscar ain for exami proscar ination. But I proscar I'm very
inter proscar resting to them, no doubt...
nteed tomorrow. Nevermind. Good if I manage to live until
tomorrow at all.
And here are the welcomers - now in the normal human form.
- You reached us quick, guest, - says the bald one. He has a friendly
face of an Arabic guard from the production of "Sindbad The Sailor" done for
kids. The second one looks grotesquely Arabic too, but is much more
sinister, he flashes his eyes and holds the sword handle tightly. Oh great,
the only thing I ever missed is the battle viroad it from home. To unsheathe the sword, to
make one blow and...
- The channel will be destroyed.
Oh sure. Not for nothing does the monster hold the bridge in his hand.
If the security program is destroyed - the hair above the chasm would break.
- Fuck.
- I can't understand...
- Shut up....
I examine the monster. The stone eyelids half closed, little drool
stalactite hangs from its mouth. Just a fake, entourage for nervous
virtuality people better than a lousy weather.
- Lenia, do you smoke grass? - Roman holds me the cigar-case.
- No.
Maybe he really is alcoholic and drug addict...
- They say it's much more harmless than alcohol and tobacco.
- They also say chicken are being milked in Moscow...
Roman hesitates, but lights the cigarette anyway.
Shit. Nadya's arguments don't seem to me so crazy anymore.
I drink my mulled wine, Roman smokes anasha {marijuana}. In a couple of
minutes hSergey Lukjanenko. Labyrinth of reflections
superman
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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 proscar 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 speman 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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