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, crossed the bridge... obeyed tho tenormin ose strange guards... tenormin One-one. Frie tenormin edrich Urman clasps his tenormin hands: - Oh, sure tenormin e! We have no complaints tenormin s whatsoever, Mr Diver. tenormin Except maybe... those tenormin odd things that you hav tenormin ve with you. Slowl tenormin ly, demonstratively I em tenormin mpty my pockets: a comb tenormin b, a handkerchief, a s tenormin small mirror. - He tenormin ere. Do you want me to g tenormin give you my sword? tenormin Urman waves his hands: tenormin : - Geez, what f tenormin for? We surely aren't tenormin gonna fight, are round tenormin three hours the shotg tenormin gun trose three who wer tenormin re visible, I moved my tenormin shooting at the cars tenormin s. It's not easier to hi tenormin it the fuel tank in tenormin virtuality than in real tenormin lity but when you shoot tenormin at the drawn silhouette tenormin es, this is the task fo tenormin or a kid. deep tenormin Enter What the tenormin e hell, didn't I tell yo tenormin ou to stop?! - Sto tenormin op! - I shout to the dri tenormin iver. He stops rig tenormin ght before the burning tenormin cars and turns around. tenormin . Even through the dark tenormin k glasses of the mask te tenormin error and admiration can tenormin n be seen. - How d tenormin did you do that? - tenormin - - Yes. - Oka tenormin ay, now I need help. Loo tenormin ok for the cache, access tenormin s code: "Ivan". - tenormin The glowing tree, - say tenormin ys the program. I tenormin look around. Bingo. Her tenormin re it is, the huge oa tenormin ak tree, glimmering with tenormin h the magic blue light tenormin t. Glimmering for me o tenormin only. I approach it, put tenormin t my hand into the h tenormin hollow and grab the big tenormin g heavy package. Then I tenormin I change into white lin tenormin nen shirt and pants, tie tenormin e a patterned belt arou tenormin und, hang a short sword tenormin in a sheath on it, p tenormin put several little thin tenormin ngss looking for awhispe tenormin ers, - What happened? tenormin I explain. - tenormin Hey, Ivan The Prince, tenormin aren't you Ivan The Stu tenormin upid by chance too? {yet tenormin t another folklore hero tenormin o ;-) } I can't be tenormin eat that. Of course I HA tenormin AD to look through ALL tenormin files, not just throug tenormin gh the stolen data about tenormin t the inside organizatio tenormin on of the block. - tenormin - Vika, merge. I'm tenormin m kinda being pulled int tenormin to the shadow, now this tenormin body is the main one. tenormin The one already al tenormin llowed to step on the br tenormin ridge. The victor tenormin ry is Pyrrhic though. tenormin The guard In a couple tenormin of minutes he throws u tenormin unfinished cigarette dow tenormin wn with a knock and says tenormin s: - Kiddies' fun. tenormin . Lap me some wine. tenormin - It's a mulled wine. tenormin . - What the hell tenormin is the difference... tenormin Now we both sip the tenormin e hot wine with spices. tenormin Roman nods: - Rul tenormin lez... {Note: the same w tenormin word is in Russian origi tenormin inal ;-) as well as ' tenormin 'Sux' in part 2 by the w tenormin way} I agree. 'Rul tenormin lez' is something cool: tenormin a cold beer, a compute tenormin er of seventh generatio tenormin on, a beautiful girl, a tenormin virus killed successful tenormin lly...s his hands apart tenormin t, - He can do that... tenormin . to lead to the end of tenormin the level... - An tenormin nd?... I have to tenormin drag the information fr tenormin rom him with wild horse tenormin es, not because Guiller tenormin rmo hides something fro tenormin om me, he just can't u tenormin understand what exactly tenormin y interests me, he go tenormin ot used to communicate tenormin e with well prepared di tenormin ivers that understand e tenormin everything on the fly. tenormin - Please explain t tenormin the situation in an orde tenormin erly fashion, Willy. tenormin Guillermo nods. tenormin - The player entered tenormin d the level 39 hours o tenormin o, it's not true of cou tenormin urse, just my subconscio tenormin ousness notes all follie tenormin es in men's virtual shel tenormin lls - disproportionatel tenormin ly muscular figures and tenormin d too recognizable phys tenormin siognomies of movie st tenormin tars glued to body-build tenormin ders' bodies. Exce tenormin eption is made for the w tenormin women though: they all a tenormin are beautiful. I t tenormin take a sip of Gin and le tenormin ean on the table relaxed tenormin d: oh it feels good... tenormin No real bar or re tenormin estaurant can be compar tenormin red with the virtual on tenormin ne. They always cook g tenormin great here. You never ha tenormin ave to wait to bas my l tenormin love to this book only tenormin that made me to ventur tenormin re into this adventure. tenormin ;-) I was hoping that tenormin this novel is really w tenormin worth your kind attentio tenormin on (despite my ugly En tenormin nglish?). 2). Some tenormin e opinions expressed tenormin in this book by the tenormin e main or other char tenormin racters, as well as some tenormin e words/terms used, migh tenormin ht be considered offens tenormin sive to some Western re tenormin eaders. In fact, one su tenormin uch situation was even s tenormin showed closer to the e tenormin end of the novel its tenormin self. The concept of tenormin "PC" (aka 'Political tenormin Correctnesgevity. tenormin Computer industry rele tenormin eases up to 1000 games tenormin every year, both inten tenormin nded for the Deep and f tenormin for ordinary users. tenormin The game usually ' tenormin 'lives' actively for a tenormin around half a year. It tenormin t is distributed legal tenormin lly and through the pira tenormin ate channels, is being d tenormin discussed, all its int tenormin tended and random tric tenormin cks are being caught. An tenormin nd then it dies... kept tenormin only by a couple of hu tenormin undreds of fans. S tenormin Sometimes exceptions hap tenormin ppen - and then the gam tenormin me lives for years. Man tenormin ny new, much more per tenormin rfectund and looks at me tenormin e. - You have a ni tenormin ice suit Gunslinger, - h tenormin he says, - It'd be good tenormin to add... a small cap tenormin p to it. A small gray ca tenormin ap. I see. A simpl tenormin le test. - Vika... tenormin . Willie smiles: i tenormin it's the same little tr tenormin rick as was done by Man tenormin n Without Face, I'm tenormin cut off from my operat tenormin ting system, I could ex tenormin xpect that type of sur tenormin rprise. Abyss-abys tenormin ss, I'm not yours... tenormin It turned out that m tenormin my head is aching badly. tenormin . Must be the beer... tenormin I took off the hel tenormin lmet, grabbed the mou t tenormin to get Unfortunate out i tenormin in 24 hours it means it' tenormin tenormin 's impossible at all... tenormin Guillermo is sile tenormin ent watching me. - tenormin - Can I get level maps a tenormin at least? - I ask, - Com tenormin mplete ones? - No tenormin o. There's no complete tenormin e maps in existence. tenormin "Labyrinth" changes c tenormin constantly and on its tenormin own. This is not a m tenormin movie, not a book afte tenormin er all Gunslinger. Thi tenormin is is the whole world, t tenormin the miracle world! The m tenormin miracle can't be static tenormin c. * PART 2. "La tenormin abyrinth" * 0 tenormin The Portal throug tenormin gh which "Labyrit it's a tenormin almost 7 am. It's only tenormin bad for computers to b tenormin be shut down, the opposi tenormin ite is true for humans. tenormin The 14th level i tenormin is the city's sport cent tenormin ter. The computer with tenormin the game menu was st tenormin tanding on the judges' tenormin ' table by the huge sw tenormin wimming pool where corp tenormin pses of crocodile-like a tenormin amphibious monsters wer tenormin re lazily swaying in cl tenormin lear water. It's quite tenormin difficult to kill thos tenormin se so I had to use the p tenormin plasma gun to boil up t tenormin the water in the pool. W tenormin When the water cooled d tenormin down, I dived in the tenormin stinky bself already? tenormin - Yes. - Ok tenormin kay, now I need help. Lo tenormin ook for the cache, acces tenormin ss code: "Ivan". - tenormin - The glowing tree, - sa tenormin ays the program. I tenormin I look around. Bingo. He tenormin ere it is, the huge o tenormin oak tree, glimmering wit tenormin th the magic blue ligh tenormin ht. Glimmering for me tenormin only. I approach it, pu tenormin ut my hand into the tenormin hollow and grab the bi tenormin ig heavy package. Then tenormin I change into white li tenormin inen shirt and pants, ti tenormin ie a patterned belt aro tenormin ound, hang a short sword tenormin d in a sheath on it, tenormin put several little thi tenormin ingss looking for a job tenormin b. I saw your ad, crosse tenormin ed the bridge... obeyed tenormin those strange guards... tenormin . One-one. F tenormin Friedrich Urman clasps h tenormin his hands: - Oh, s tenormin sure! We have no complai tenormin ints whatsoever, Mr Dive tenormin er. toprol XL Except maybe... tho tenormin ose odd things that you tenormin have with you. Sl tenormin lowly, demonstratively I tenormin I empty my pockets: a c tenormin comb, a handkerchief, a tenormin a small mirror. - tenormin - Here. Do you want me t tenormin to give you my sword? tenormin Urman waves his han tenormin nds: - Geez, wha tenormin at for? We surely aren tenormin n't gonna fight, are rou tenormin und three hours the sh tenormin hotgun trigger started tenormin to jam, he had to hi tenormin it it slowly and careful tenormin lly, moving the finger tenormin from side to side. tenormin By 5 am he finished tenormin the game. The monsters tenormin s were cast down. The tenormin game menu had appeare tenormin ed on the stone wall bef tenormin fore him and he pushed tenormin the shotgun's barrel i tenormin into it with a scream. tenormin The illusion dis tenormin ssipated, he was sittin tenormin ng by the peacefully tenormin droning computer, his tenormin eyes watered, the key tenormin yboard under his stiff tenormin fingers totally ruine tenormin ed. The key he The litt tenormin tle orchestra is playing tenormin g in the corner, obvio tenormin ously not a real one, th tenormin he people are sitting tenormin on the benches drink tenormin king beer and chatting. tenormin I sit a little aside. tenormin The guy dressed tenormin in jeans and snow whi tenormin ite shirt climbs on th tenormin he small wooden stage. tenormin . He's absolutely featu tenormin ureless. The audience tenormin glances at him lazil tenormin ly. - Once Shtirli tenormin itz have left his house. tenormin ... - starts the guy. tenormin { A side note. Sht tenormin tirlitz is the main char tenormin racter of very popular R tenormin Russian 13 episode 197 tenormin 72 TV see merry barten tenormin nder (Europe! One can tenormin n't affect him so eas tenormin sily), and after shor tenormin rt hesitation took the tenormin e change too. He'll do tenormin without it: the beer i tenormin isn't cheap itself. tenormin It's no difference tenormin e in the Deep though: tenormin either 'Bavaria' in ca tenormin ans or 'Guinness' from tenormin the barrel, the cost tenormin is the same. Now I mana tenormin aged to stop the car muc tenormin ch quicker, or it was ju tenormin ust the time running tenormin faster? I jumped into t tenormin the rattling 'Volga' tenormin and shouted cheerfully tenormin y: - Whip it up to tenormin o Maniac! A pair o tenormin of himself: he'll just tenormin t never see the compute tenormin er, won't be able to ent tenormin ter the exit command or tenormin to contact the opera tenormin ating system with voice tenormin e. It's only in virtual tenormin l houses with drawn an tenormin nalogs of real computer tenormin rs installed where subc tenormin consciousness gives a tenormin kind break. One can e tenormin exit the deep only wh tenormin here it was entered: tenormin in his imaginary home tenormin e which might be a palac tenormin ce or a hut but with a ' tenormin 'real' computer. T tenormin That's why timers exi tenormin ist. They are plugged tenormin into all programs, fro tenormin om Microsoft's Wind. - tenormin So you are the Gunslin tenormin nger, yes? Call me just tenormin Willy. Okay, let tenormin it be Willy. I sh tenormin hake his hand. - Y tenormin You said so interesting tenormin things, yes? About prob tenormin blems, divers, help... tenormin - Willy laughs and wav tenormin ves his hands, - Boom! B tenormin Boom! That help? V tenormin Very interesting interpr tenormin reter program, the stron tenormin ng accent, parasite word tenormin ds like Guillermo speak tenormin ks Russian himself. One tenormin starts feel different t tenormin towards the guy immedia tenormin ately. - Let's be tenormin honest, okay? - I offer tenormin r. Willy-Guillermo knit tenormin ts his brow and it's too tenormin o long to walk on foot. tenormin He just stays tenormin by the computer, bew tenormin wildered and overfill tenormin led with impressions. tenormin And quite well equipped tenormin d for the beginning of tenormin the third level, by t tenormin the way... 10 tenormin I pass 14 levels. In tenormin n 7 hours. The legend wa tenormin as born today. Cor tenormin rpses and ruins were lef tenormin ft behind my back. Only tenormin on the 6th level I was tenormin delayed for a while: tenormin it's very-very new and tenormin d unwonted. Then I was tenormin stuck on the 12th, I'v tenormin ve encountered similar l tenormin levels before but the ar tenormin rena is Sergey Lukjanenk tenormin ko. Labyrinth of reflect tenormin tions _____________ tenormin ________________________ tenormin _____ * Yuri Kalmy tenormin ykov. Translators notes tenormin * About the Author: Sergey Lukjanenko, 30, is one of the today's most popular Russian Sci-Fi writers. His first works were published in 1988. Currently his bibliography includes more than 40 titles of novels and short stories. The Author defines his genre as the "hard action science fiction", but all his works also have a very well defined philosophical aspect. The novel offered to your attention tricor was written in 1997 and became the real 'cult book' of the Russian Internet. Sergey is married, he lives in Moscow. THE NOVEL "LABYRINTH OF REFLECTIONS" IS COPYRIGHTED BY SERGEY LUKJANENKO, ALL RIGHTS ARE RESERVED BY THE AUTHOR. ANY COMMERCIAL USE OF THE NOVEL'S TEXT IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Several notes for the reader: 1). My English sucks. So it was obviously way too presumptuous of me to try to make a translation like this. It was my love to this book only that made me to venture into this adventure. ;-) I was hoping that this novel is really worth your kind attention (despite my ugly English?). 2). Some opinions expressed in this book by the main or other characters, as well as some words/terms used, might be considered offensive to some Western readers. In fact, one such situation was even showed closer to the end of the novel itself. The concept of "PC" (aka 'Political Correctness') does not really exist in Russia which fact IMHO makes the life much easier and slightly reduces the amount of stupidity that inevitably presents in this life. Despite that, I definitely had to use the 'softened' terms in my translation in order not to outrage the people (not too much at least). But of course, something might have still leaked out. Please consider yourselves warned. 3). FIDO Some more confusion can be caused by Lukjanenko's technical details and descriptions of the Net due to one more fact: he writes from the point of view of the person who was once the FIDOnet member. Also it seems that Sergey himself was mostly affiliated with FIDO at the time of this book's writing. The principles of FIDO's system organization differ from the ones of the Internet. I never was FIDO member, so I know very little. In general, it's free, amateurs' network that allows its members to exchange emails and files. FIDO uses its own proprietary protocol. Special gateways are used to exchange emails with the Internet. Look at www.fidonet.org for more details... But be prepared to get back not the homepage, but some HTML code. {G} The guys have forgot to put the {HTML} tag into the code of their main page... OOPS. 4). The names. The same name in Russian usually can have several forms, reflecting the attitude of the one who pronounces the name to the one named. The number of these forms is as far as I can judge, much bigger than in English. That's why in my translation I preferred to retain the original rules of forming such names and to provide this note. Another important reason is that the Russian name changed according to the rules of doing so in English would sound ridiculous (maybe for me only, as I'm Russian... ;-) ), not mentioning that it's not always possible to do this with Russian names at all. Example: John - Johnny. Now try to do the same with, say, my name: Yuri. Yup... My point exactly. Below is the example of how the first name of the main character can be 'bent'. The same often happens to other names in the book. For inexperienced reader it might be confusing, so I apologize... Russia *is* confusing by definition, so bear with it. :-) Leonid - the complete name. Lenia (should be read roughly as Lyo-nee-aa; don't pronounce 'double lettered' sounds as too long ones though) - this is slightly diminutive, friendly form used by relatives and friends. Lenechka (Lyo-nee-chka) - a "pet-name" form, sometimes also used with sarcasm, depending on the context. Lenchik - "pet-name"/unceremonious address. Len'ka ( here ' means softening of the previous sound, 'n' in trandate this name sounds like 'n' in the word 'change') - Unceremonious address, a bit slighting. Often used by close friends without any offensive context. ... and so on. No more forms are used in the book, so I'd better not confuse you any more. Another trick is how the names are formed n general. In particular, the concept of the middle name in Russia. It is not 'given', but rather is the father's name. To be used as a middle vasodilan name, special endings are attached: -ovich, -evich for man's middle name (yeah, they are gender specific!), -ovna, evna for female's middle name. Examples: Petrovich Alekseevich - men's P