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DarkTower4暗黑塔4英文版

ТЕМНАЯБАШНЯIV:

КОЛДУНИКРИСТАЛ

THEDARKTOWERIV:

WIZARD&GLASS

1997

СтивенКИНГ

Отрывокизкниги.1и2главы.

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BENEATHTHEDEMONMOON

ThetownofCandletonwasapoisonedandirradiatedruin,butnotdead;afterallthedecadesandcenturies,itstilltwitched,stillpulsedwithitsowntenebrouslife--trundlingbeetlesthesizeofturtles,birdsthatlookedlikesmall,misshapendragonlets,afewstumblingrobotsthatpassedinandoutoftherottenbuildingslikestainless-steelzombies,theirjointssqualling,theirnucleareyesflickering.

"Showyourpass,pard!

"criedtheonethathadbeenstuckinacornerofthelobbyoftheCandletonTravellers'Hotelforthelasttwohundredandthirty-fouryears.Embossedontherustylozengeofitsheadwasasix-pointedstar.Ithadovertheyearsmanagedtodigashallowconcavityinthesteel-sheathedwallblockingitsway,butthatwasall.

"Showyourpass,pard!

Elevatedradiationlevelspossiblesouthandeastoftown!

Showyourpass,pard!

Elevatedradiationlevelspossiblesouthandeastoftown!

"

Abloatedrat-thing,blindanddraggingmostofitsgutsbehinditinasaclikearottenplacenta,struggledovertheposserobot'sfeet.Theposserobottooknonotice,justwentonbuttingitssteelheadintothesteelwall."Showyourpass,pard!

Elevatedradiationlevelspossible,dadrattitandgodscussit!

Cautionadvised!

"Behindit,inthehotelbar,theskullsofmenandwomenwhohadcomeinhereforonelastdrinkbeforethecataclysmcaughtupwiththemgrinnedasiftheyhaddiedlaughing.Perhapssomeofthemhad.

WhenBlainetheMonoblammedoverhead,runningupthenightlikeabulletrunningupthebarrelofagun,windowsbroke,dustsifteddown,andseveraloftheskullsdisintegratedlikeancientpotteryvases.Outside,abriefhurricaneofradioactivedustblewupthestreet,andthehitching-postinfrontoftheElegantBeefandPorkRestaurantwassuckedintothesquallyupdraftlikesmoke.Inthetownsquare,theCandletonFountainsplitintwo,spillingoutnotwaterbutonlydust,snakes,mutiescorpions,andafewoftheblindlytrundlingturtle-beetles.

Thentheshapewhichhadhurtledabovethetownwasgoneasifithadneverbeen,Candletonrevertedtothemoulderingactivitywhichhadbeenitssubstituteforlifeoverthelasttwoandahalfcenturies...andthenthetrailingsonicboomcaughtup,slammingitsthunderclapabovethetownforthefirsttimeinsevenyears,causingenoughvibrationtotumblethemercantilestoreonthefarsideofthefountain...andtoatlonglastkilltheposserobot.Ittriedtovoiceonefinalwarning:

"Elevatedrad--"andthenquitforgood,facingintoitscornerlikeachildthathasbeenbad.

TwoorthreehundredwheelsoutsideofCandleton,asonetravelledalongthepathofthebeam,theradiationlevelsandconcentrationsofDEP3inthesoilbegantofalloffrapidly.Herethemono'strackswoopedbackdownuntilitwaslessthantenfeetofftheground,andhereadoethatlookedalmostnormalwalkedprettilyfrompineywoodstodrinkfromastreaminwhichthewaterhadthree-quarterscleanseditself.

Thedoewasnotnormal--astumpishfifthlegdangleddownfromthecenterofherlowerbellylikeateat,wagglingbonelesslytoandfrowhenshewalked,andathirdeye--notjustblindbutvestigial--peeredmilkilyfromtheleftsideofhermuzzle.Yetshewasfertile,andherDNAwasinreasonablygoodorderforatwelfth-generationmutie.Inhersixyearsoflife,shehadgivenbirthtothreeliveyoung.Twoofthesefawnshadbeennotjustviablebutnormal--threadedstock,AuntTalithaofRiverCrossingwouldhavecalledthem.Thethird,askinless,bawlinghorror,hadbeenkilledquicklybyitssire.

Theworld--thispartofit,atanyrate--hadbeguntohealitself.

Thedeerslippedhermouthintothewater,begantodrink...andthenlookedup,eyeswide,muzzledripping.Offinthedistanceshecouldhearalowhummingsound.Amomentlaterthiswasjoinedbyaneyelashoflight.Alarmflaredinthedoe'snerves,butalthoughherreflexeswerefastandthelightwhenfirstglimpsedwasstillmanywheelsawayacrossthedesolatecountryside,therewasneverachanceforhertoescapewhatwascoming.Beforeshecouldevenbegintofirehermuscles,thedistantsparkhadswelledtoasearingdragon'seyeoflightthatfloodedthestreamandtheclearingwithitsglare.WiththelightcamethemaddeninghumofBlaine'sslo-transengines,runningatfullcapacity.Therewasablurofpinkabovetheconcreteridgewhichboretherail;arooster-tailofdust,stones,smalldismemberedanimals,andwhirlingfoliagefollowedalongafter.ThedoewaskilledinstantlybytheconcussionofBlaine'spassage.Toolargetobesuckedalonginthemono'swake,shewasstilly