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The two boys stared until they made out a square<br >outline, barely visible, at the base of the towering<br >wall. It seemed about man-sized. "The big door," she<br >said. "We re still a good way away. It doesn t look it,<br >but that door is thirty feet high. T:~e little one is to<br > left of it."<br >theI can t find it," said one of the ~oys. He giggled<br >suddenly, and stopped as suddenly. He said,<br >"Nervous? Me?"<br > The other boy was lean and sketchily bearded, and<br >he carried a black case on a strap. He stared at tiny<br >lights set on its top, then said, "Run for the big door<br >until you see the little one. On the count. Three, two,<br >one, go."<br > He ran holding the case in front of himself to<br >cushion against shock. The others lagged behind.<br >They were carrying a much larger box between them.<br >The leader was already taking things out of the ease<br >when they came puffing up.<br > "This lousy light," he panted.<br > III13 lOa3) llg1IC~ IX~ pro,,,-..<br > "Bad for the guards, too," said the girl. "It s late<br >afternoon everywhere but here. At night they d know<br > The other boy grinned. "We ll give era a hell of a<br > shock."<br > There was a sign on the door. Below a large death s<br > head it said:<br > IF YOU GO THROUGH THIS DOOR,<br > YOU WILL BE KILLED.<br > It was repeated in Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, and<br >Korean.<br > "Subtle, aren t they?" the girl said. She stiffened as<br >the bearded boy pushed the door open. There was no<br >sudden wail of alarms and they grinned at each other<br >for a moment of triumph.<br > They dodged through fast. The bearded boy closed<br >the door behind them.<br >Life in the state of nature is solitary, poor, nasty<br >brutish, and short.<br >--Thomas Hobbes. Leviathan<br >THE WATCHERS<br >Joe Dunhill polished his badge on his sleeve a<br >plucked imaginary lint from the crisp blue of<br >uniform. The door was still there, still mark<br >CENTRAL SECURITY: Authorized Personnel On<br >He took a deep breath and reached for the sm<br >button at one side. Before his finger could touch<br >there was a faint buzzing sound and the door open(<br > The room inside gleamed with steel and chrome a<br >Formica. A policeman with metal sergeant s chevrc<br >on his collar sat at a desk facing the door. There x~<br >nothing on the desk but a small TV screen. "Yea~<br > "Officer Dunhill, reporting for duty."<br > The older man raised an eyebrow. "Bit early for t<br >evening shift."<br > "Yes, sir. I thought there might be paper work, x<br >first day and all."<br > The sergeant smiled faintly. "Computers take c~<br >of that. Dunhill?" He frowned. "<br ><br >
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Oath of Fealty 在線電子書 pdf 下載 txt下載 epub 下載 mobi 下載 2024