Sphere (深海圓疑) 原版小說

第26部分 (第6/7頁)

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Fletcher　finished　screwing　the　puter　panels　back　on。　〃Doctor；〃　she　said；　〃are　you　one　of　those　people　who　need　to　keep　track　of　where　everyone　is？〃

〃No；〃　Norman　said。　〃Of　course　not。〃

〃Then　what's　the　big　deal　about　Levy；　sir？〃

〃I　only　wanted　to　know　where　the　strawberry　shortcake　was。〃

〃Gone；〃　Fletcher　said　promptly。　〃Captain　and　I　came　back　from　funeral　duty　and　we　sat　down　and　ate　the　whole　thing；　just　like　that。〃　She　shook　her　head。

〃Maybe　Rose'll　make　some　more；〃　Harry　said。

He　found　Beth　in　her　laboratory；　on　the　top　level　of　D　Cyl。　He　walked　in　just　in　time　to　see　her　take　a　pill。

〃What　was　that？〃

〃Valium。　God。〃

〃Where'd　you　get　it？〃

〃Look；〃　she　said；　〃don't　give　me　any　psychotalk　about　it…〃

〃…I　was　just　asking。〃

Beth　pointed　to　a　white　box　mounted　on　the　wall　in　the　corner　of　the　lab。　〃There's　a　first…aid　kit　in　every　cylinder。　Turns　out　to　be　pretty　plete；　too。〃

Norman　went　over　to　the　box；　flipped　open　the　lid。　There　were　neat　partments　with　medicines；　syringes；　bandages。　Beth　was　right；　it　was　quite　plete…antibiotics；　sedatives；　tranquilizers；　even　surgical　anesthetics。　He　didn't　recognize　all　the　names　on　the　bottles；　but　the　psychoactive　drugs　were　strong。

〃You　could　fight　a　war　with　the　stuff　in　this　kit。〃

〃Yeah；　well。　The　Navy。〃

〃There's　everything　you　need　here　to　do　major　surgery。〃　Norman　noticed　a　card　on　the　inside　of　the　box。　It　said　〃MEDAID　CODE　103。〃

〃Any　idea　what　this　means？〃

＇＇177＇＇　She　nodded。　〃It's　a　puter　code。　I　called　it　up。〃

〃And？〃

〃The　news；〃　she　said；　〃is　not　good。〃

〃Is　that　right？〃　He　sat　at　the　terminal　in　her　room　and　punched　in　103。　The　screen　said：

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