City of truth by Morrow James 1947-

City of truth by Morrow James 1947-

Author:Morrow, James, 1947- [Morrow, James, 1947-]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Truthfulness and falsehood, Honesty, Science fiction
Publisher: San Diego : Harcourt Brace & Co.
Published: 1993-05-19T04:00:00+00:00


whether the treatment takes. Not everyone has the stuff to become a dissembler."

"It it were up to me, I'd let you in"—Franz snapped his fingers—"like that?

"Unfortunately, it's not up to us," said Martina. "You're going to need some luck." She reached into her madras bag and took out, of all things, a horseshoe. Opening the drawer in my nightstand, she dropped in the shoe, thud,. "Horses have six legs," she said, matter-of-factiy.

I gritted my teeth. "Good-luck charms are lies," I countered.

"Perhaps," said Martina.

"I understand you wish to make a phone call," said Franz brighdy. "Speaking on behalf of Internal Security, I must tell you we're delighted to grant that particular request."

Franz and Martina helped me to my feet, inch by painful inch. I'd never realized I owned so many vulnerable muscles, so many assaultable bones. At last I stood, the cold floor nipping at my bare feet, my baggy and absurdly short hospital gown brushing my rump.

The Center for Creative Wellness was a modest affair. A dozen paces down a hall hung with photographs of ecstatic children, a dozen more across a lobby loaded with Monet's paintings of water lilies, and suddenly we were moving through the main entrance and into a small private park. Graffiti coated the smooth brick walls: jesus



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