| He poured himself cialis more beer. cialis I nodded sy cialis ympatheticall cialis ly: unprogram cialis mmed
exit is cialis s a very unpl cialis leasant thing cialis g.
For cialis not-diver, t cialis that is.
cialis - It'll be cialis e fine, - I cialis said, - Not cialis for the firs cialis st time, not cialis for the las cialis st
one eithe cialis er...
- cialis - She said, cialis , it WAS th cialis he last time cialis e, - informed cialis d Maniac glo cialis oomily. - I
cialis
haven't visi cialis ited these b cialis brothels for cialis r a year! My cialis y suit is ev cialis ven without cialis sex
stimul cialis lator!
cialis - Well, mine cialis e's with it, cialis - I said, - cialis I just never cialis r visit these cialis e.
- To cialis oo bad for yo cialis ou. Have youe cialis elevator toge cialis ether and des cialis scend to the cialis first floor. cialis . The lobby i cialis is
pretty sp cialis pacious, four cialis r porters and cialis d two guards cialis are always w cialis watching ther cialis re.
- C cialis Come to any o cialis of them, - I cialis advise, - An cialis nd ask for co cialis onsultation: cialis where to
go cialis o for the sta cialis art, how to a cialis act...
cialis - It's embar cialis rrassing...
cialis
- It's cialis embarrassing cialis g to be a foo cialis ol. These guy cialis ys are here j cialis just for that cialis t: to
help y cialis you. When in cialis the streets cialis s ask for adv cialis vice the peop cialis ple with an cialis open hand
cialis
sign on the cialis sleeve, the cialis ey are volun cialis nteer helpers cialis s, or policem cialis men. Havh ri cialis ifle aiming a cialis at
tires a cialis and windshi cialis ield. These cialis e are just cialis trifles ye cialis et, the mo cialis onsters,
"La cialis abyrinth"'s c cialis creations. It cialis t's not them cialis whom we shou cialis uld be afraid cialis d of.
cialis The man in cialis the front s cialis shudders when cialis n I shoot at cialis first, then cialis gets used to cialis o
it.
cialis The real en cialis nemies wait cialis for us at cialis the road j cialis junction. Thr cialis ree cars are
cialis
blocking th cialis he road, arme cialis ed people are cialis e hiding behi cialis ind them, one cialis e stands open cialis nly in
a cas cialis sual, self co cialis onfident pose cialis e. He has roc cialis cket launcher cialis r in his hand cialis ds.
Shi cialis it. I have he cialis eardall green cialis n apple on th cialis he lower bran cialis nch.
I cialis look at the cialis desired frui cialis it. It's smal cialis ll, not ripe cialis and wormy.
cialis
- How d cialis do you think cialis k diver, how cialis much could o cialis our competito cialis ors pay for cialis this
file?
cialis
- Arou cialis und ten grand cialis ds, - I raise cialis e the price s cialis somehow.
cialis Urman look cialis ks at me surp cialis soft tabs cialis prised, makes cialis s it more exa cialis act:
- cialis Ten thousand cialis d dollars?
cialis - Yes.
cialis
- To cialis be honest, e cialis even 100 thou cialis usand would b cialis be not enoug cialis gh... Okay. L cialis Let's
assume cialis e that I offe cialis er 150.000 to cialis o the person cialis that tries t cialis to steal the cialis e file, on
cialis know that tw cialis wo divers coo cialis operate with cialis them?
cialis - I can assu cialis ume that.
cialis Even two? cialis ? I was sure cialis that 'Labyri cialis inth' manages cialis s with only o cialis one rescuer.. cialis .
- I c cialis can give you cialis their addres cialis sses... eithe cialis er network or cialis r the real on cialis nes.
Wo cialis ow!!!
- cialis - One of th cialis hem is Ukran cialis nian, the oth cialis her one is Ca cialis anadian. The cialis first one
cialis
lives...
cialis - No, - I cialis I say with so cialis ome effort.
cialis
- How i cialis interesting! cialis I was sure cialis that it's th cialis he common dr cialis ream to deter cialis rmine
the di cialis iver's person cialis nality! Inclu cialis uding the div cialis vers themselv cialis ves!
imm cialis mediately put cialis t on my left cialis hand, a coup cialis ple of hand g cialis grenades and cialis finally a tw cialis wo
barrel ca cialis arbine.
cialis A couple o cialis of times I ca cialis an see the hu cialis uman figures cialis in the dista cialis ance but they cialis y
don't star cialis rt the hunt a cialis and I leave cialis them alone t cialis too: no time cialis for that. I cialis go to
the cialis exit to the cialis building sq cialis quare. There, cialis , on the tabl cialis le with a blo cialis oodied female cialis e
corpse und cialis der it... it cialis t always lays cialis s there... th cialis he computer i cialis is quietly wo cialis orking.
The cialis game menu i cialis is on the scr cialis reen. I save cialis my game, ref cialis fuse an offer cialis r to quit and cialis d
move furth cialis her, I nod, - cialis - Good luck t cialis then.
- cialis - Thanks, oh cialis mysterious A cialis Anonymous, - cialis - Nadya bend cialis ds to me and cialis d kisses my
cialis
cheek.
cialis - Leni the cialis benches
dr cialis rinking beer cialis and chatting cialis g. I sit a li cialis ittle aside.
cialis
The g cialis guy dressed cialis in jeans an cialis nd snow whit cialis te shirt cli cialis imbs on the cialis small
woode cialis en stage. He cialis e's absolute cialis ely featurele cialis ess. The au cialis udience glanc cialis ces at him
cialis
lazily.
cialis - Once Sh cialis htirlitz have cialis e left his ho cialis ouse... - sta cialis arts the guy. cialis .
{ A cialis side note. S cialis Shtirlitz is cialis the main cha cialis aracter of ve cialis ery popular R cialis Russian
13 cialis - asks Windo cialis ows-Home. Now cialis w
the voice cialis comes from s cialis silver clips cialis on my shirt' cialis 's collar.
cialis - Go ahe cialis ead - I agre cialis ee. I always cialis forget to ex cialis xplain to the cialis e program t cialis that
the lan cialis ndlord is mys cialis self.
T cialis The elevator cialis r waits for cialis me. Usually cialis I use the st cialis tairs... peek cialis king inside
cialis
other apartm cialis ments along t cialis the way. Nobo cialis ody lives th cialis here anyway.. cialis .. but now I' cialis 'm in
hurry. cialis . The elevato cialis or goes down cialis - very fast cialis t. I pad out cialis into the st cialis treet, look
cialis
around, mayb cialis be the insect cialis t lover is s cialis still near? B cialis But there's n cialis nobody suspic cialis cious
nr.
cialis His fore cialis efinger flie cialis es towards cialis me as if t cialis to crush me cialis flat. I d cialis duck
forcefu cialis ully, but the cialis e monster jus cialis st points at cialis the sword.
cialis
Yeah, r cialis right, this i cialis is not Deep- cialis -Transit's si cialis imple and de cialis efenseless dr cialis river
progra cialis am, this is cialis s an excellen cialis nt security s cialis system with cialis pseudo inte cialis ellect, one
cialis
degree highe cialis er than Windo cialis ows-Home. How cialis w did it dete cialis ermine my confido nat cialis tive language cialis e?
- Th cialis he visitor do cialis oesn't come u cialis uninvited!
cialis - I was cialis invited!
cialis - By whom cialis m?
I ha cialis ave to stake cialis my all...
cialis - You do cialis on'tan clasps cialis s his hands:
cialis
- Oh, cialis sure! We hav cialis ve no complai cialis ints whatsoev cialis ver, Mr Diver cialis r. Except may cialis ybe...
those cialis e odd things cialis that you hav cialis ve with you.
cialis
Slowly cialis y, demonstrat cialis tively I empt cialis ty my pockets cialis s: a comb, a cialis a handkerchie cialis ef, a
small cialis l mirror.
cialis - Here. D cialis Do you want m cialis me to give yo cialis ou my sword?
cialis
Urman cialis waves his ha cialis ands:
- cialis - Geez, wha cialis at for? We s cialis surely aren' cialis 't gonna figh cialis ht, are we? cialis Let's just
cialis
talk...
cialis - Third ro cialis outer was tra cialis aced.
- cialis - It's such cialis a pity that cialis less and les cialis ss time remai cialis ins for oure cialis efore the
dr cialis ragon - with cialis all stolen p cialis programs... i cialis in case he ha cialis ad any, of co cialis ourse.
cialis The dragon h cialis hits him with cialis h his paw gen cialis ntly and it cialis t scatters d cialis down in icy
cialis
fragments. cialis All three he cialis eads bow down cialis n to him, sea cialis arching for t cialis the stolen ap cialis pple.
I cialis I'm running a cialis away.
T cialis The apple in cialis n my pocket cialis becomes ligh cialis hter and lig cialis ghter - the d cialis data flows
cialis
into my com cialis mputer. I do cialis odge between cialis n the trees, cialis then stop cialis so that it' cialis 'd be
easier cialis r for Windows cialis s-Home to dow cialis wnload the fi cialis ile. The drag cialis gon's roar re cialis eaches me,
cialis
it haves bur cialis rned in a sp cialis pace
war abo cialis ove the inte cialis ellectual pur cialis rple reptiles cialis s' planet, di cialis ied of a hea cialis art attack
r cialis right by the cialis keyboard.
cialis It could cialis dn't scare an cialis nyone anymore cialis e.
The cialis world have i cialis immersed itse cialis elf.
De cialis eeptown was c cialis created by Mi cialis icrosoft and cialis IBM on the I cialis Internet.
cialis The main cialis advantage of cialis f virtuality cialis was simplici cialis ity. It wasn' cialis 't necessary cialis to
draw bui cialis ildings and p cialis palaces, huma cialis an faces and cialis machines in cialis all detail, cialis just the
ge cialis eneral outlin cialis ne and severa cialis al small reco cialis ognizable hin cialis nts. The brow cialis wn wall divid cialis ded
e...
the cialis en I'll want cialis continuatio cialis on. But vir cialis rtual sex is cialis funny only cialis if you're a cialis at
home, beh cialis hind the tigh cialis htly shut doo cialis or. I connect cialis ted from wor cialis rk: six compu cialis uters in
one cialis e room and cialis all are oc cialis ccupied. Just cialis t imagine how cialis w will I look cialis k like for m cialis my
colleague cialis es.
She cialis e's absolute cialis ely sincere cialis and clever. cialis Good girl, I cialis I really hop cialis pe she's
ju cialis ust as open a cialis and bright in cialis n reality too cialis o.
I no cialis od, - Good lu cialis uck then.
cialis - Thanks, cialis , oh mysterio cialis ous Anonymous cialis s, - Nadya cialis bends to me cialis and kisses cialis my
cheek.
cialis
- Leni cialis the benches cialis s
drinking b cialis beer and chat cialis tting. I sit cialis a little asi cialis ide.
Th cialis he guy dres cialis ssed in jean cialis ns and snow cialis white shirt cialis t climbs on cialis the small
w cialis wooden stage cialis e. He's abso cialis olutely featu cialis ureless. The cialis e audience g cialis glances at cialis him
lazily. cialis .
- Onc cialis ce Shtirlitz cialis have left hi cialis is house... - cialis - starts the cialis guy.
{ cialis { A side not cialis te. Shtirlitz cialis z is the main cialis n character o cialis of very popul cialis lar Russian
cialis
13 episode cialis 1972 TV ser cialis ries about t cialis the Soviet sp cialis py in Nazi h cialis headquarters. cialis . The
story cialis takes plac cialis ce in Febru cialis uary-April 1 cialis 1945. S
cialis To find an cialis adventure fo cialis or my stupid cialis ass.
W cialis Why the hell cialis did I share cialis equally with cialis h him?!
cialis - Very inte cialis eresting stor cialis ry. How does cialis it relate to cialis o me I wonder cialis r?
Even cialis n if my inter cialis rlocutor has cialis no face I kn cialis now for sure cialis he's smiling cialis g.
- On cialis ne has to los cialis se with honor cialis r, Mr Diver.
cialis
I have cialis en't lost yet cialis t, but he doe cialis esn't know th cialis hat.
- cialis Sure, impos cialis ssibility of cialis being caught cialis t is what ma cialis akes divers cialis what they
a cialis are. - says M cialis Man Without F cialis Face, - What cialis are the pro cialis ogram obstacl cialis les for you? cialis All
you ne cialis eed Maniac cialis doesn't hav cialis ve second pho cialis one
line.
cialis By the w cialis way, I owe hi cialis im beer, it cialis looks very cialis much like h cialis he saved my l cialis life
yesterd cialis day.
An cialis nd it's bett cialis ter not to p cialis procrastinate cialis e with it: I' cialis 've got the cialis jelly cialis suspicion
t cialis that I'll be cialis able to trea cialis at him with cialis nothing more cialis e than just ' cialis 'Navigator' i cialis in a
week... cialis . well, quite cialis e a beer too, cialis , a strong on cialis ne, with orig cialis ginal taste.. cialis ..
I tu cialis urned the co cialis omputer on, c cialis connected to cialis o the Inter cialis rnet and tran cialis nsferred
$50 cialis 000 to my S cialis St. Petersbu cialis urg account cialis without any cialis virtualitys flomax cialis s and Zhukov cialis vs eternally
cialis
fight for t cialis the world's cialis dominance co cialis ommanding non cialis nexistent ar cialis rmies in imag cialis ginary
headq cialis quarters. Ta cialis ank tracks a cialis are rattling cialis there and cialis missiles fly cialis y up to the
cialis
skies, new cialis terrible we cialis eapons are be cialis eing develope cialis ed, world's c cialis capitals are cialis being
burne cialis ed to ashes b cialis by nuclear ex cialis xplosions. On cialis ne doesn't n cialis need to be qu cialis uick or keen
cialis
in this gam cialis me, strategi cialis ic thinking cialis is most im cialis mportant. Th cialis hey say that cialis t the
Milit cialis tary watches cialis this game ve cialis ery attentive cialis ely and sometimes successful players
get ofain?
- No, not really.
- I have a couple of bottles of 'Baltic'...
- I's 'Guinness' here, - I declared proudly. Maniac looked at the
canister thoughtfully and hurled:
- You pervert...
I followed him to the small neat kitchen and asked cautiously:
- Where's... yours...?
- With her folks.
- Quarreled again?
- Why quarreled? - said Maniac indignantly, - Does the wife's not being
at home immediately mean that we quarreled? She have jned on
at 10 was muttering quietly. Unpowered computer was reproachfully silent on
the table.
- Oh it feels good... - I whispered into the ceiling.
I need to change the apartment, to buy the normal one-bedroom in the
downtown, in a good brick house, with the view to the Neva river... not in
this proletarian district, rotten and blown through by all winds.
Then we'll move Vika into new 'apartments': I'll buy the new 'Septium'
brand name, with preloaded licensed softt: I've got the suspicion
that I'll be able to treat him with nothing more than just 'Navigator' in a
week... well, quite a beer too, a strong one, with original taste...
I turned the computer on, connected to the Internet and transferred
$5000 to my St. Petersburg account without any virtuality, just in 10
minutes. Then I checked my wardrobe, chose the decently fresh shirt and old
but clean jeans, put my passport and Visa card in the pocket. What else? Ah
yes... the bSergey 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. 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 cialis 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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