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1、WildcardsV:DownAndDirtyDownAndDirtyBook5ofWildcardsEditedbyGeorgeR.R.MartinISBN:0-553-27463-5October1986-April1987OnlytheDeadKnowJokertownbyJohnJ.MillerIBrennanmovedthroughtheautumnalnightasifhewerepartofit,oritwerepartofhim.Thefallhadbroughtacoolnesstotheairthatremind
2、edBrennan,howeverpalely,oftheCatskills.Hemissedthemountainsmorethanalmostanything,butaslongasKienwasfreetheywereasunattainableastheghostsofdeadfriendsandloversthathadlatelycometohaunthisdreams.Helovedthemountainsassurelyashelovedallthepeoplehe'dfaileddownthroughtheyear
3、s,butwhocouldlovethedirtysprawlofthecity?Whocouldevenknowthecity,couldevenknowJokertown?Nothim,certainly,butKien'spresenceboundhimtoJokertownassolidlyaschainsofadamantinesteel.Hecrossedthestreet,enteringthehalfblockofurbandebristhatborderedthePage1CrystalPalace.Withthe
4、sixthsenseofthehunterhecouldfeeleyesfollowhimashepassedthroughthewreckage.Heshiftedthecanvasbagthatcarriedhisbroken-downbowtoamorecomfortableposition,wondering,notforthefirsttime,whatsortofcreatureschosetomakethemoundsofjunktheirhome.Onceortwiceheheardtwitteringrustles
5、thatweren'tthewindandglimpsedflashesofmovementthatweren'tshiftingmoonshadow,butnooneinterferedasheswungupontotherustedfireescapehangingdownthePalace'srearwall.Heclimbedsilentlytotheroof,wentthroughthesecuritysystemthatwouldhavegivenhimpauseifChrysalishadn'tkeyedhimtoit
6、,andenteredthroughthetrapdoorthatopenedonthePalace'sthirdfloor,Chrysalis'sprivatedomain.Thecorridorwastotallydark,butheavoided,bymemorythedelicatestandsclutteredwithantiquebric-a-bracandlethimselfintoherbedroom.Chrysaliswasawake.Sittingnakedonherplushwinecoloredfaintin
7、gcouch,shewasplayingsolitairewithadeckofantiqueplayingcards.Brennanwatchedherforamoment.Herskeleton,herghostlymusculature,herinternalorgans,andthenetworkofbloodvesselsthatlacedthroughitallweredelicatelylitbyrosylightfromtheTiffanylamphangingabovethecouchuponwhichshe'ds
8、preadhercards.Hewatchedthearticulatedskeletonofherhandflipthroughthedeckandturnovertheaceofspades.Shelookedupathimand
