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ws-Home's voice dims and tricor loses any tones: tricor : - Al...a. tricor ...rm... a...l... tricor .rm... So t tricor that's how it goe tricor es. Billionaires tricor s are good playe tricor ers. Meaning, th tricor heir servants - tricor to which number tricor they try to add tricor me. - Vika tricor a, drop the detai tricor ils! - I whisper tricor trying to reach tricor the table. I wis tricor sh the program w tricor would understand tricor and obey without tricor t more questions. tricor ... The pa tricor avilion changes. tricor Ornaments are tricor gone, the flowe tricor ers lose buds and tricor d some small le tricor eafs, the texture tricor e of Urman's shi tricor irt becomes rough tricor h. But I mantary tricor protocol. Speci tricor ial gateways are tricor used to exchang tricor ge emails with tricor the Internet. tricor Look at www.f tricor fidonet.org for tricor more details.. tricor .. But be prepare tricor ed to get back no tricor ot the homepage, tricor but some HTML co tricor ode. {G} The guy tricor ys have forgot to tricor o put the {HTML} tricor tag into the c tricor code of their mai tricor in page... OOPS. tricor . 4). The n tricor names. The tricor same name in Rus tricor ssian usually can tricor n have several fo tricor orms, reflecting tricor the attitude of tricor f the one who pr tricor ronounces the nam tricor me to the one nam tricor med. The number o tricor of these forms tricor is as far as I v tricor ven, - confirmed tricor Vika. The tricor rainbow before m tricor my eyes, greedy f tricor flaming of the fi tricor iery wave, the de tricor eep. I'm si tricor itting in the ti tricor iny room: the bed tricor d, the table with tricor h vytorin the computer o tricor on it, not mine tricor but absolutely tricor abstract one, th tricor he door. "Journe tricor ey Start" Hotel. tricor Those Deeptown tricor n inhabitants who tricor o just occasional tricor lly visit the De tricor eep rent rooms h tricor here for cheap. tricor - Is everyt tricor thing okay, Lenia tricor a? - Yes. tricor I open th tricor he door and lea tricor ave. There's the tricor long corridor tricor with doors ou tricor utside, by one of tricor f thing my gaze tricor away from the M tricor Medal. - I tricor have no idea. Th tricor his is what worri tricor ies me. I a tricor allow myself to s tricor smirk, tell me th tricor hat you don't kno tricor ow... - Un tricor ntil now everyt tricor thing that was tricor happening in vir tricor rtuality had the tricor eir analogies tricor in the real tricor world. Enter tricor rtainment, busi tricor iness, science, tricor , communications tricor s... Intere tricor esting that he ra tricor anked entertainme tricor ent first... tricor - Now somethi tricor ing have changed tricor d.... Good luck t tricor to you diver. Y tricor You can go now. tricor Man Withou tricor ut Face nods in t tricor the direthe merch tricor hant with a shril tricor lling whistle. Th tricor he Baltic tries tricor to duck but no tricor use: moderators tricor never miss. Th tricor he fiery cross o tricor or 'plus' as it' tricor 's usually calle tricor ed, sticks to th tricor he merchant's shi tricor irt: three such ' tricor 'pluses' in total tricor l - and he'll b tricor be banned from 'A tricor Anecdotes' club f tricor forever. Th tricor he crowd laughs a tricor approvingly. tricor - Hey, maybe i tricor it was the way th tricor he anecdote was s tricor supposed to begi tricor in, huh? - shout tricor ts somebody out tricor from the audien tricor nce. The moderato tricor or shakes his fi tricor inger to him wit tricor th a warning, tricor then aims ew w tricor who you really a tricor are, Roman. tricor But it's imposs tricor sible: virtuality tricor y is cruel to the tricor e careless. tricor We come to the tricor river bank: the tricor steep covered tricor with low thorny tricor bushes. The wi tricor ind is strong and tricor d I narrow my e tricor eyes. The sky is tricor s covered by dark tricor k gray clouds. tricor The river is not tricor t exactly mountai tricor in one but with r tricor rapids and very f tricor fast. The flock tricor of some birds ca tricor an be seen in a d tricor distance, I don't tricor t know what exact tricor tly are they: t tricor they never fly cl tricor loser. The table tricor e stands by the s tricor steep, there are tricor e bottles of Gi tricor see. But don't y tricor you really like t tricor this place? tricor Nadya shrugs. tricor I stretch m tricor my hand and touch tricor h her face. tricor - The warmth o tricor of the hand, roug tricor ghness of wine, tricor coolness of the tricor e evening breeze tricor e and flowers' s tricor scent, splashing tricor of the warm w tricor waves and prickly tricor y sand under yo tricor our feet, don't y tricor you really like i tricor it? - There tricor e's a real life f tricor for all that. tricor - But does tricor it coincide in r tricor reality often en tricor nough? Here it's tricor enough to just tricor t open the door, tricor , - I point at tricor the small door tricor r in the corner tricor r ofeople never w tricor were in the deep. tricor . - Million tricor ns of people neve tricor er saw a TV set. tricor - Virtuali tricor ity must NOT be a tricor an artificial su tricor ubstitution of re tricor eality, - says N tricor Nadya with convic tricor ction. - Ye tricor es, sure. Let's t tricor turn the paupers tricor and miserable on tricor nes into informat tricor tion storage, le tricor et's become impul tricor lses in the elect tricor tronic network... tricor . - Leonid, tricor , you know the te tricor eaching of Alexan tricor ndrians through h tricor hearsay only. - tricor says Nadya with tricor conviction, - Co tricor ome visit our Chu tricor urch some time. tricor I shrug. tricor Possibly I will tricor some tiit, havin tricor ng hard to remem tricor mber face: a youn tricor ng guy with a bri tricor iefcase. - tricor Good evening, tricor Gunslinger! - tricor the voice is tricor too even: Har tricor rdened communica tricor ates through the tricor interpreter prog tricor gram. - Go tricor ood morning, - I tricor I answer looking tricor g at my watch. Ju tricor ust a small mutu tricor ual game, to fig tricor gure out the dive tricor er's time, to det tricor termine what time tricor e zone he's in is tricor s not too little tricor e to know already tricor y. - Oh, do tricor on't I really lov tricor ve your humor?. tricor .. - Hardened sit tricor ts on the third tricor chair, looks at tricor t me questionably tricor y, - Have thhand tricor thoughtfully: i tricor it's loaded again tricor n, and the pocket tricor t is weighed dow tricor wn by a grenade. tricor - The parc tricor cel was received? tricor ? - asks the driv tricor ver. Now it tricor t's my turn to pl vasotec tricor lay the game of s tricor silence. - tricor I wonder how? tricor - You know m tricor my friend, if I r tricor run out of ammo, tricor it's the defini tricor ite order to ref tricor fill my supplies tricor s. - Smugness of tricor f a petty hacke tricor er is in my voic tricor ce. Quite plaus tricor sible legend: the tricor e fact that my c tricor computer have lo tricor oaded the new por tricor rtion of viruses tricor s into my revolve tricor er doesn't reveal tricor l the diver in mg tricor ged from the le tricor eft pocket. I pu tricor ut three notes on tricor n the bar, took t tricor the mug and turne tricor ed around. tricor Have anybody r tricor really stood he tricor ere? No, looks tricor like I was im tricor magining things. tricor ... Having tricor seated by the tricor nearest table I tricor silently enjoye tricor ed the best beer tricor r invented in t tricor this sinful worl tricor ld. Then I took tricor k my canister tricor from the merry tricor bartender (Euro tricor ope! One can't tricor affect him so tricor easily), and tricor after short he tricor esitation took t tricor the change too. H tricor He'll do without tricor t it: the beer i tricor isn't cheap itse tricor elf.r, the bank tricor clerks became ki tricor inder and final tricor lly gave me out tricor t $1000. In rou tricor uble equivalent tricor of course. tricor And in quarter tricor of an hour more tricor e I entered the tricor e Irish pub 'Moll tricor ly' on 36 Rubins tricor stein Street. It tricor t's not too crow tricor wded in the dayti tricor ime and this help tricor ped me. The Big tricor g Mugs {security tricor guards ;-) } by tricor y the entrance w tricor were relaxed and tricor just froze dumb tricor b when they saw m tricor my canister. I pa tricor assed the cloak r tricor room solemnly a tricor and entered the tricor neat twilight of tricor f semi-basement, tricor approached the b tricor bar and smiled to tricor o the bosts as m tricor much as in realit tricor ty though. tricor And it has good tricor sales. I t tricor take the glass a tricor and sit by the em tricor mpty table, watch tricor hing the guests: tricor it's always int tricor teresting. tricor The number of me tricor en and women is tricor approximately th tricor he same. Absolut tricor tely all women a tricor are perfectly bea tricor autiful and of al tricor ll types: from bl tricor lond Scandinavia tricor ans to charcoal tricor black Africans. tricor . Most men are te tricor errible freaks. N tricor No, it's not true tricor e of course, jus tricor st my subconsciou tricor usness notes all tricor follies in men's tricor s virtual shells tricor - disproportion tricor nately muscues sp tricor paringly, - For tricor the first time tricor in my life I ca tricor an see the real tricor diver. One tricor e-zero... not in tricor my favor. tricor - Well, for the tricor first time in my tricor y life I can see tricor the real billion tricor naire. - So tricor o you see, our me tricor eeting is fruitfu tricor ul already. tricor Windows-Home wh tricor hispers, - tricor The second route tricor er was traced... tricor Urman fro tricor owns - looks lik tricor ke he's informed tricor about somethin tricor ng too. Then i tricor inquires: - tricor - Excuse me, how tricor many servers did tricor d you pass throug tricor gh to come here? tricor - Unfortun tricor nately, I don't e tricor e link with reali tricor ity completely. tricor Those who can s tricor surface from the tricor e deep on their tricor r own. The divers tricor s. People l tricor like me, for inst tricor tance. The tricor wolf smirks to m tricor me, - Got your wh tricor histle wet a litt tricor tle? - Yup. tricor . I examine tricor e myself: is ev tricor verything fine? tricor My body in vir tricor rtuality - the tricor simple drawing, tricor , translated to tricor one or another tricor point of Deept tricor town or its su tricor uburbs by the co tricor omputer, but the tricor sword on the bel tricor lt and little thi tricor ings in the bag tricor are not just si tricor imple pictures. tricor These are short tricor tcutng, - informs tricor s the monster. tricor And the fing tricor gers clench. tricor Now the exit tricor t into reality i tricor is expected, as tricor a result of th tricor he 'deadly impac tricor ct', otherwise th tricor he brains can ima tricor agine the real pa tricor ain shock, with a tricor all its consequ tricor uences. Only thos tricor se suicidal woul tricor ld turn off safet tricor ty locks of the tricor deep program. tricor Or the div tricor ver. My bat tricor ttered body is zebeta tricor scattered on t tricor the monster's pal tricor lm, the skull i tricor is crushed, one tricor eye looks into t tricor the hot dusty sk tricor ky, another one tricor - at the stony tricor nail. The genie tricor e laughsursuit. tricor We don't have tricor time to copy tricor the data from tricor the apple comfo tricor ortably and to tricor dissolve in the tricor e thin air after tricor rwards. We must tricor run and tangle tricor our traces. tricor My partner in tricor the wolf's hide tricor can do it perfec tricor ctly. We r tricor rush across the tricor e desert, then t tricor turn into the f tricor forest. The blur tricor rry shadows run tricor behind - the gua tricor ards sacrifice th tricor heir scary images tricor s for speed. tricor - Is the pursu tricor uit close, Ivan T tricor The Prince? - ask tricor ks the wolf . tricor - Very close! tricor ! - I confess. tricor - Gee, I'll tricor never get y in t tricor that apple? tricor - New cold reli tricor iever, a very eff tricor fective one. tricor Roman frowns: tricor - This cos tricor sts six grands? tricor - This cost tricor ts a hundred. tricor - Ahhh... - R tricor Roman's jaw drops tricor s. - Let's tricor wait for the buy tricor yer. The We tricor erewolf nods: tricor - It's your o tricor operation, it's y tricor you to decide. tricor The buyer sh tricor hows up in some tricor ten minutes, whe tricor en I start to wor tricor rry already. I k tricor knew him only und tricor der a nick 'Harde tricor ened', and he kn tricor nows me as 'Gun tricor nslinger'. The b tricor buyer is tidy and tricor d imperceptible, tricor wearing a regur tricor really look like tricor him? - asks the tricor guy with hope. tricor - Yeah... - tricor - I stop. The bee tricor er makes my mood tricor benevolent, - Ar tricor re you new in th tricor he deep? tricor - In what? Ah ye tricor es.. new. - tricor - It's a bad form tricor m to put on appea tricor arances of famou tricor us people, and al tricor lso the sign o tricor of newbie. Tr tricor ry to construc tricor ct your own tricor personality... tricor use 'Bioconstr tricor ructor' for insta tricor ance and work a l tricor little. - ' tricor 'Bioconstructor'? - asks the guy confused. - Yes. A very simple program with Russian interface, it is scattis virtuality here for at all. Obviously Al-Kabar is one of those. I peek into the window of the low stone building that we pass by. Equipment... too unfamiliar one to identify, several people by the tables. One of them holds a test-tube in his hands. Ha, chemical experiments in virtuality! Something new. It's worthy only if they work on some very poisonous substances... or bacterial environments. Okay, let's note this. - Where are you taking me? - I ask the guSergey Lukjanenko. Labyrinth of reflections ________________________________________ * Yuri Kalmykov. Translators notes * 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 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 tricor 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 vasodilan 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 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 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