| easily could hang about in virtuality, indi Propecia ifferent to any calls,
fires, flo Propecia oods and other annoying trifles of Propecia life.
- Yes?
- Maniac, Propecia , it's me.
Hacker's voice sof Propecia ftened a little.
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- The new virus f Propecia for your collection.
- Toss i Propecia it here! - said Maniac, hanging up Propecia instantly.
I started the mod Propecia dem and sent Al-Kabar's surprise to Propecia o greedy hands of the
virus creato Propecia or, then opened the fridge, took ou Propecia ut bread and sausage and moved
to Propecia o the kitchen "Labyrinth" *
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The Portal through whi Propecia ich "Labyrinth" is connected to t Propecia the rest of the
deep is really b Propecia beautiful. It's a huge black marble Propecia e ark going up into the
sky. Pu Propecia urple sparks slide along it back a Propecia and forth and low rumble is emitte Propecia ed
by the stone, sometimes accom Propecia mpanied with deep nonhuman sighs. Propecia . The ark's
entrance is filled wi Propecia ith swirling red fog.
And ri Propecia ight into this fog people are comi Propecia ing, slowly as if mesmerized.
Ma Propecia aybe not all or them tramadol prescription are real, so Propecia ome ou the diver too? Or just a wal Propecia lking virus deposit?
- Diver, Propecia , - says Roman.
- Well... Go Propecia ood luck gentlemen... - Shellerbac Propecia ch pads a step away, then
stops, - Propecia - Tell me... how is it: to be a div Propecia ver?
- It's very simple, - Propecia replies Roman, - One just needs Propecia to know that
everything around i Propecia is just a game, a fantasy.
Sh Propecia hellerbach nods and pulls his hands Propecia s apart:
- I can't, alas...
Propecia
He walks away along the pa Propecia ath, we watch him leaving. Then I Propecia fill our
goblets:
- I'll b Propecia buy the new 'Septium'
brand name, Propecia with preloaded licensed software, Propecia with a couple of hundreds Megs
of Propecia f RAM... with the 1000 Terabyte Propecia e holographic HD, cordless mode Propecia em and
super-sensitive Siemens mi Propecia icrophone... with a color printer, Propecia Dunn what for,
but let it be, Propecia , a decent scanner instead of th Propecia he manual piece of shit, a
dedica Propecia ated phone line... Geez, even 50 gr Propecia rands isn't enough!
On the ot Propecia ther hand... why would I need two r Propecia rooms in the apartment? Even
here Propecia e the kitchen is ecommunication lin Propecia nes, titanic work of millions of Propecia f programmers. It
would take seve Propecia eral dozens of years to build the c Propecia city like Deeptown.
Everythin Propecia ng had changed dramatically when Propecia Dmitry Dibenko, the former
hack Propecia ker from Moscow (now the wealthy U Propecia US citizen) invented The Deep: a Propecia tiny
program influencing human Propecia subconsciousness. They say he wa Propecia as crazy about
Castaneda's books, Propecia , liked to meditate and smoked gr Propecia rass. I surely believe in
it. His Propecia former friends confess that he wa Propecia as cyni erasing. Now the
blond s Propecia stately robust fellow looks back a Propecia at me from the troubled mirror. Th Propecia he
face is good natured looking an Propecia nd plain to aversion.
- Thank Propecia ks, - I say to the program and rise Propecia e. Standing still I enjoy the
fo Propecia orest, hell knows for how long Propecia didn't I get here out of the Propecia city's
stench...
- Waiting Propecia g for me, aren't we, Mr Nice Guy? Propecia - the question from behind
the b Propecia back. I turn around - the huge wol Propecia lf, up to my chest in height, emer Propecia rges
from the bush.
- May a Propecia station
building but the Brest f Propecia fortress. {The fortress on Soviet- Propecia -Polish border that
was one of the Propecia e first to be attacked by the Nazis Propecia s in the morning of June 22,
1941 Propecia 1} According to the game's legend Propecia d it was here where the last ba Propecia attle
between the city police and Propecia the aliens took place. I know tha Propecia at one can find
a dying sergeant Propecia t somewhere in the building's bas Propecia sement who will tell the
terrible Propecia e story of invasion and will give Propecia away his rifle before he dies. But Propecia t
I'm too lazy to seafirst. - So y Propecia you are the
Gunslinger, yes? Call Propecia me just Willy.
Okay, let it Propecia be Willy.
I shake his hand.
Propecia
- You said so interesting th Propecia hings, yes? About problems, divers Propecia s, help...
- Willy laughs and wave Propecia es his hands, - Boom! Boom! That he Propecia elp?
Very interesting interpr Propecia reter program, the strong accent, p Propecia parasite words
like Guillermo spea Propecia aks Russian himself. One starts fee Propecia el different towards the
guy immed Propecia diately.
- Let's be honest, o Propecia okay? - I offer. Willy-Guillermo k Propecia knits his brallone' in case he'll Propecia be too
shy to ask for help himsel Propecia lf and leave the hotel. I raise my Propecia hand and the cab
stops immediatel Propecia ly: this is not reality...
- Propecia Deep-Transit is glad to welcome yo Propecia ou, Gunslinger! - says the driver.
Propecia
- To "Labyrinth of Death", a Propecia administrative building, - I reply. Propecia .
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There exist the Propecia e games and The Games.
The di Propecia ifference is in longevity.
Co Propecia omputer industry releases up to 100 Propecia 00 games every year, both intende Propecia ed
for the Deep and for ordinary u Propecia usmotions like on the gloomy aren Propecia nas of
'Mortal Combat', hitting Propecia his enemy with the heel on hi Propecia is forehead of
thrusting magic s Propecia spells onto him. Good game, I visit Propecia t it once or twice a month
but so Propecia ome people never quit the duels. T Propecia They say that if one doesn't abus Propecia se
magic which unfortunately is n Propecia not available in reality, it is Propecia possible to
learn to fight pretty Propecia y well. I doubt it tramsdol though: the hi Propecia it that one feels with
the help of Propecia f virtual suit is one thing but th Propecia he real steel reinforcemenurs ago. Propecia He was killed 5 times,
very quic Propecia ckly.
- By the Demon?
- Propecia - Oh no... he poof-poofed the Demon Propecia n! By other players. Then he sat do Propecia own
and is still sitting. We sent Propecia Anatol, he drove the Unfortunate a Propecia and they were
both killed. Anatol Propecia l started for the second time but Propecia they failed again: the
customer w Propecia was killed. Anatol was very angry, Propecia he shot dead everybody there, -
Propecia
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I'll request the report, Propecia , yes?
- Yscience fiction", b Propecia but all his
works also have a very Propecia y well defined philosophical aspect Propecia t. The novel offered
to your atte Propecia ention was written in 1997 and beca Propecia ame the real 'cult book' of the
Ru Propecia ussian Internet.
Sergey is ma Propecia arried, he lives in Moscow.
Propecia
THE NOVEL "LABYRINTH Propecia OF REFLECTIONS" IS COPYRIGHTED Propecia D BY SERGEY
LUKJANENKO, ALL RIGH Propecia HTS ARE RESERVED BY THE AUTHOR. ANY Propecia Y COMMERCIAL USE OF THE
NOVEL'S TE Propecia EXT IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
Se Propecia everal notes for the reader:
Propecia 1lliquid stuff,
only a few Propecia people now use these computer Propecia Propecia rs. There were humans and
Nea Propecia anderthals, then IBM and Apple. Stu Propecia ub evolution branches aren't viable Propecia e. The
small table piled with pape Propecia ers is behind the shelves, two ch Propecia hairs by it. We
sit down.
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Face. - Boss was the higher s Propecia step in Fidonet hierarchy. It was Propecia boss to whom
those who wanted to Propecia o become points and join to virt Propecia tuality addressed their
requelcoho Propecia olic and drug addict...
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- They Propecia y also say chicken are being milked Propecia d in Moscow...
Roman hesitate Propecia es, but lights the cigarette anyway Propecia y.
Shit. Nadya's arguments do Propecia on't seem to me so crazy anymore.
Propecia
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minutes he throws unfini Propecia ished cigarette down with a knock a Propecia and says:
- Kiddies' fun. Lap Propecia p me some wine.
- It's a mull Propecia led wine.
- Whtuality is crue Propecia el to the careless.
We come t Propecia to the river bank: the steep cover Propecia red with low thorny bushes.
The Propecia wind is strong and I narrow my e Propecia eyes. The sky is covered by dark Propecia gray
clouds. The river is not exa Propecia actly mountain one but with rapids Propecia and very fast.
The flock of some Propecia birds can be seen in a distance, I Propecia I don't know what exactly
are the Propecia ey: they never fly closer. The tab Propecia ble stands by the steep, there are Propecia e
bottles of Gin, Tonic and Absol Propecia lut-Pepper on it. Also, a big nic Propecia ckel plateme set: it's the hell of Propecia those there, while the purchase viagra missing fa Propecia ace
with such unusual
dress is j Propecia just stupid. But looks impressive n Propecia nevertheless.
- Semen, leave Propecia us, - says Man Without Face.
Propecia The driver nods, turns around Propecia and leaves somewhere into the she Propecia elves
labyrinth. His steps fade sl Propecia lowly and I note that the echo is e Propecia excellent here,
maybe to make it i Propecia impossible to move around unnoticed Propecia d.
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magic which unfortunate Propecia ely is not available in reality, Propecia , it is possible to
learn to fight Propecia t pretty well. I doubt it though: Propecia the hit that one feels with
the Propecia help of virtual suit is one thing Propecia g but the real steel reinforcement Propecia that
you'll be hit with in the st Propecia treet is absolutely different.
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ushered the beginning of th Propecia he virtual era.
It Go ahead a Propecia and find it.
The palm opens, Propecia the monster turns into stone. Th Propecia he twin stands on the
edge of the Propecia e palm motionless.
- Vika, wh Propecia here were the shadow's answers take Propecia en from?
- From the open Al-K Propecia Kabar's file: "Virtual job request Propecia procedure".
The wolf pads cl Propecia loser, whispers, - What happened?
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another Propecia r folklore hero ;-) }
I can't Propecia t beat that. Of course I HAD to loo Propecia ok through AL
here from previous Propecia s apartment owners (I never have Propecia e time to get rid of
garbage) Propecia and walked out.
My, how muc Propecia ch cleaner and neater my staircas Propecia se in virtuality is! And
unlike Propecia here, no eternal smell of flooded Propecia basement and stray cats!
Hav Propecia ving left the side streets I stoppe Propecia ed by the road and raised my hand; Propecia ;
I had to stand like that for Propecia quite a time. Finally one jun Propecia nky 'Lada'
condescended to stop.
Propecia
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As strange as it seems, Propecia , thto prevent the careful Windows- Propecia -Home to
resist the change.
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appeared and everybody had fu Propecia un with morphing. Luckily, I don't Propecia have to stand
on all fours, I ch Propecia hange only visually. I take off th Propecia he sword, give it to the
new Ivan Propecia The Prince, he grabs the weapon an Propecia nd jumps onto my shoulders.
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his heels. I dash forward, a Propecia and just in time: the dragonSergey Propecia Lukjanenko. Labyrinth of reflectio Propecia ons
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* Yuri Kalmyk Propecia kov. Translators notes *
Abou Propecia ut the Author:
Sergey Lukj Propecia janenko, 30, is one of the today Propecia y's most popular Russian
Sci-Fi Propecia writers. His first works were Propecia published in 1988. Currently hi Propecia is
bibliography includes more than Propecia n 40 titles of novels and short st Propecia tories. The
Author defines his ge Propecia enre as the "hard action science Propecia fiction", but all his
works also Propecia have a very well defined philosoph Propecia hical aspect. The novel offered
t Propecia to your attention was written in 19 Propecia 997 and became the real 'cult book' Propecia ' of the
Russian Internet.
S Propecia Sergey is married, he lives in Mosc Propecia cow.
THE NOVEL " Propecia "LABYRINTH OF REFLECTIONS" IS Propecia COPYRIGHTED BY SERGEY
LUKJANENK Propecia KO, ALL RIGHTS ARE RESERVED BY THE Propecia AUTHOR. ANY COMMERCIAL USE OF THE
Propecia
NOVEL'S TEXT IS STRICTLY PROHIBIT Propecia TED.
Several notes for the rea Propecia ader:
1). My English suck Propecia ks. So it was obviously way too pre Propecia esumptuous of me to tramadol
try to make a Propecia translation like this. It was my Propecia love to this book only that
made Propecia e me to venture into this adventure Propecia e. ;-) I was hoping that this nove Propecia el is
really worth your kind atten Propecia ntion (despite my ugly
English?). Propecia .
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 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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