"Andre Norton - Cat's Eye - uc" - читать интересную книгу автора (Norton Andre)

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He would have given a great deal at that moment to
be able to turn and sweep the covering to the floor of
the flitter, to see the unseen. A great deal, but not
today's employment. Troy was very sure that such a
move on his part would see Zul's summoning of the
nearest patroller, his own ignominious and disastrous
return to the Dipple. Curiosity was not spur enough to
risk that.

They made two more unnecessary turns. There were
other flitters wheeling—usually private jobs delivering
passengers to the buildings, so Zul's method of progress
was in no way extraordinary. But Troy's attention
went now to the visa-screen above the controls. He
watched for Varms-—was the other still trailing?

He could pick out no following flitter that seemed
suspicious. But Troy would be the first to admit that
he could not match skills with any of the Guild. For
all he knew, every one of those flyers and the men and
women in them could be part of some fantastic scheme
to loot the one in which he was traveling. Should he
warn Zul?

The latter was driving at a rate well within the
safety regulations of ground level. A portion of vul-
nerable skin and muscles between Troy's shoulders
began to itch as the feeling of expectancy built up
inside him. And his growing distrust was shared by
those in the cage. Their interest had changed to a
desire to warn—or alert—

Troy opened his mouth to speak. A yowling wail
burst from the cage, loud enough to drown out any
spoken word. Zul's head jerked up. The yowl sank into
silence but Troy caught the message—danger was
coming, and fast. His hand shot out, fingers fumbling
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with the catch of the arms locker. But his thumb

pressure could not unlock it.

Zul sent the flitter into a burst of speed, which tore
them out of the mouth of an avenue into one of the