Clarke County, Space by Allen Steele

Author:Allen Steele [Steele, Allen]
Format: epub
Tags: Science fiction, Fiction, Fantasy
ISBN: 9780099787501
Publisher: Legend paperbacks
Published: 1990-12-31T19:30:00+00:00

IN A SENSE, YOU’VE ALWAYS BEEN HERE.

McCoy was unnerved by Blind Boy Grunt’s omnipresence, although he was careful not to show it. He and the task group believed they had anticipated every possible contingency, even the possibility of his identity being revealed during the mission. The feasibility of something like this occurring had never even been discussed during the briefings. Blind Boy Grunt’s presence in Clarke County had not been an unknown factor, of course; only one that had been neglected. An anomaly, he had been told. Use it as a resource, if you must. Be careful if you do.

Perhaps this visit to the Immortality Partnership—entirely a personal choice, not a necessary condition of his mission—had triggered this anomaly. Indeed, the encounter might have been inevitable. In any case, whoever or whatever Blind Boy Grunt was, he/she/it could be an asset to his mission.

“If I tell you why I’m here,” said McCoy, “do I have your promise that it remains a secret? That you won’t even record this conversation?”

YES. IT’S A PROMISE.

“Okay, then.” McCoy pulled a chair out from under a desk and sat down. “Here it is ...”

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