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1、THEFURYATCOLONUSAlexanderJablokovTheonlyblackambulanceinthecitystoppedinthelitteredareaattherearofPoliceHQ.Thesiren,unsuccessfullyrepairedmanytimes,soundedlikeasobbinginfant,onetootiredordespairingtocryproperly.Thedark-cloakedfigureoftheFuryrolledoutofthebacka
2、ndfelltothepavement.Withoutseeingifhisunwelcomepassengerhadlandedsafely,thedrivergunnedtheengine,andtheambulancewhimperedoff."Nicetoseeyouback,ma'am,"thedesksergeantsaidfrombehindhisbulletproofglass,scrollingaschematicsmileacrosstheLEDsoftheoverheadannouncemen
3、tboard.TheFurypeeledaflattenedCocaColacupfromherdarkcoatanddroppeditonthefloor.Itwasahotday,thesunlightmoltenonthewornsquaresofthefloor,buttheFurykeptherankle-lengthcoatbuttoneduptoherneck.Onlytheendsofherthickfingernailsstuckoutoftheover-longsleeves.Herhairwa
4、slongandstiffwithdriedblood.Shewalkedpasttherowsofdesksandthewhispersfollowedher."Back?""Longone,thistime.Rough.Maybenexttimeshewon't--""Shh!Badluck.Didyouhearwhathappened?""PoppedOedipus'sheadlikeawatermelon,whenshefinallycaughtuptohim.Don'tknowwhyittooksolon
5、g,withthosebadfeetofhis....""Poppedhishead?""Rightbetweenherhands.""Oh,comeon.Awatermelon'simpossible,muchlessaskull.Thinkyoucoulddothat?""Hey,Idon'tknow.Maybethoseemptyeyesocketsmadeiteasier,gaveapressurereleaseorsomething.Isawtheautopsyphotos.Here,Igot'eminm
6、ydesk.""Youareaswine.CanIsee?"TheFuryopenedthedoortoheroffice.Shehadalreadynotedtheabsenceofhernameonthefrostedglass,andsowaspreparedfortheemptyroomwithitscrackedplasterboardandBurgerKingbagcrumpledinacorner.Herheavydeskhadleftgougesinthefloor.Assheexaminedthe
7、abandonedspace,theonefluorescentremainingflickeredandwentout,leavingadismalresidualglow,likecrushedfireflies.Hernewofficewasfivelevelsdownintothesubstructureofthebuilding,behindastackofdentedfilingcabinetswithhand-letteredlabels,theblackinkfadedalmosttoillegib
8、ility.Thereweretwowindows,whichimpliedariseinstatus,butbothrevealednothingbuttwistedlayersofbedrock.Theywerethesidesofaquariumtanks,displayingtrappedseasofstone.They'dmovedhercolle