Beneath the Tree of Heaven by David Wingrove

Author:David Wingrove [Wingrove, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-03-11T07:00:00+00:00

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it seemed an age, but finally he was outside, breathing fresher, cleaner air. He stood there a moment at the foot of the steps, conscious of Hannah watching him; of the press of young, elegantly dressed people milling all about him, filling the great green that was at the heart of this First Level deck. Reluctantly, he let her take his arm and lead him through the crowd, across the green and toward the inter-level transit, keeping his thoughts, his anger, to himself; yet as soon as they were out of it—as soon as they were in a quieter, less public place, he turned on her.

"Those are your friends?"

Hannah shook her head. "No, Kao Chen. Those are the people I'm obliged to spend my time with. My social equals." She hesitated, her dark eyes boring into him intently. "I wanted you to see. To understand how they think up here. And I ... well, I want you to do the same for me. To take me down-level."

"Why?"

"Because I need to know. To understand how it is. Because"—she took a long, shuddering breath—"well, because I want to let people know. To be a voice. A still, clear voice, telling people how it is. How it really is."

He stared at her a long time, then shook his head. "No," he said softly. "It isn't possible."

"No?" She smiled, then reached out, touching his arm. "Maybe not. But I can try, neh? I can always try."

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