(eng) Michael Swanwick by In the Drift (retail)

Author:In the Drift (retail) [Drift, In the]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

They came to a bridge that Keith had once crossed years ago. It had collapsed, and they had to decide whether to range upriver or down to find the next bridge. While Keith and Esterhaszy argued, Sam stared idly down into the river, picking out the fish, small concentrations of radioisotopes gleaming under silvery scales. A horsefly the size of a gnat settled on her arm and she swatted it, but not before it stung her.

Glancing up, annoyed, Sam was the first to see the soldiers across the river.

They were dark, almost free of boneseekers, and for this reason they stood out against the glowing vegetation. There were three or four of them among the trees, watching. One leaned casually on a rifle.

Keith looked up from his conversation when Sam gasped and pointed. He snapped his fingers, and a Drifter he had made his orderly fetched his Zeiss binoculars. They were vintage optics, over a century old, and worth a small fortune. The Drifter carried their case with exaggerated care.

Keith studied the opposite shore in silence. Finally he said, “People’s Militia. Looks like the Greenstate has finally located us.”

“What are we going to do?” Sam asked.

He shrugged. “They were bound to find us sooner or later. We’re getting close to Honkeytonk, is all. Be there within the week.” He lowered the glasses and glared at the collapsed span as if it had betrayed him personally. “Three days if it weren’t for that damned bridge.”

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