"Lawrence Watt-Evans - War Surplus 01 - The Cyborg And The Sorcerers" - читать интересную книгу автора (Watt-Evans Lawrence)

"Are you a wizard?" he demanded in a whisper.

She tried to speak, realized she couldn't with his hand over her mouth, and nodded, then apparently
changed her mind and shook her head instead.

"Make up your mind!"

She shook her head no.

"You better not be. Or if you are, you better not call for help, because I can kill you before they can kill
me."

She tried to squeal, her eyes widening still further and her muscles tensing. Slant took no notice but
silently asked the computer, "Now what do I do?"

"Continue action. Wait for cessation of pursuit"

"How am I supposed to know when they stop looking for me?"

"By cessation of gravitational anomalies in vicinity of cyborg unit."

"What?"

"By cessation of gravitational anomalies in vicinity of cyborg unit."

"You mean they're looking for me with whatever-it-is, the way they did before?"

"Affirmative."

"Oh, that's just lovely. They found me twice before; they'll probably find me this time, too."

"Information insufficient."

"Great. All right, notify me if it appears they've given up."

"Affirmative."

That settled, he turned his attention to the girl and whispered, "Listen we're going to lie right here until
they stop looking for me, or until they find me. It shouldn't be too long. You just keep quiet and do what
I tell you and I won't hurt you. Understand?"

She nodded. They lay quietly for a moment; then something occurred to him, and. he asked the
computer, "When I was moving around just now, why did I have to ask you what to do? Wasn't I trained
for eluding pursuit indoors?"

"Affirmative. Cyborg unit training included evasive tactics. Reason for training dysfunction unknown."

That was worrisome. Without his conditioning he wasn't much more than an ordinary human
being—stronger and faster than anyone normal, but that alone didn't mean much. Was his programming