"Mike Resnick - Pearly Gates" - читать интересную книгу автора (Resnick Mike)

"You would really turn your back on Heaven to continue your
pursuit of injustice, to put yourself at risk on almost a daily
basis?" asked Saint Peter.
"I would."
"Even knowing that, should you fall from the path of
righteousness -- and it is a trickier path than your churches
would have you believe -- this might not be your ultimate
destination?"
"Even so." And privately I thought: _especially_ so.
"Then I see no reason why I should not grant your request,"
said Saint Peter.
"Thank God!" I muttered.
Saint Peter smiled again. "Thank Him yourself -- when you
think of it. He _does_ listen, you know."
Suddenly I found myself back in that infinite gray landscape
I had encountered after going over the falls at Reichenbach, only
this time, instead of a shining light, I thought I could see a
city in the distance...

* * *

_"Holmes!" I cried. "Is it really you? Can it indeed be that
you are alive? Is it possible that you succeeded in climbing out
of that awful abyss?"
-- The Adventure of the Empty House_

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