Sphere (深海圓疑) 原版小說

第15部分 (第5/7頁)

on　bodies。　They　had　a　big　argument；　and　Stone　broke　off　his　relationship　with　her。　She　left　the　lab；　and　he　published　＇＇97＇＇　five　papers…all　her　work…without　her　name　on　them。〃

〃Very　nice；〃　Harry　said。　〃So　now　she　lifts　weights？〃

〃Well；　she　feels　mistreated；　and　I　can　see　her　point。〃

〃Yeah；〃　Harry　said。　〃But　the　thing　is；　lie　down　with　dogs；　get　up　with　fleas；　you　know　what　I　mean？〃

〃Jesus；〃　Beth　said；　returning。　〃This　is　like　'The　girl　who's　raped　is　always　asking　for　it；'　is　that　what　you're　saying？〃

〃No；〃　Harry　said；　still　lifting　up　floor　panels；　following　the　wires。　〃But　sometimes　you　gotta　ask　what　the　girl　is　doing　in　a　dark　alley　at　three　in　the　morning　in　a　bad　part　of　town。〃

〃I　was　in　love　with　him。〃

〃It's　still　a　bad　part　of　town。〃

〃I　was　twenty…two　years　old。〃

〃How　old　do　you　have　to　be？〃

〃Up　yours；　Harry。〃

Harry　shook　his　head。　〃You　find　the　wires；　Butch？〃

〃Yes；　I　found　the　wires。　They　go　into　some　kind　of　a　glass　grid。〃

〃Let's　have　a　look；〃　Norman　said；　going　next　door。　He'd　seen　flight　recorders　before；　they　were　long　rectangular　metal　boxes；　reminiscent　of　safe…deposit　boxes；　painted　red　or　bright　orange。　If　this　was…

He　stopped。

He　was　looking　at　a　transparent　glass　cube　one　foot　on　each　side。　Inside　the　cube　was　an　intricate　grid　arrangement　of　fine　glowing　blue　lines。　Between　the　glowing　lines；　blue　lights　flickered　intermittently。　There　were　two　pressure　gauges　mounted　on　top　of　the　cube；　and　three　pistons；　and　there　were　a　series　of　silver　stripes　and　rectangles　on　the　outer　surface　on　the　left　side。　It　didn't　look　like　anything　he　had　seen　before。

〃Interesting。〃　Harry　peered　into　the　cube。　〃Some　kind　of　optronic　memory；　is　my　guess。　We　do