《Talk of Mandrakes 》作者：- Gene Wolfe【EPUB】

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Talk of Mandrakes by Gene Wolfe Talk of Mandrakes is Copyright ?? 1987 by Gene Wolfe, and was previously published in Worlds of IF. Reprinted by permission of the author and the author’s agents, the Virginia Kidd Agency, Inc. *** THE MONS WERE NOT RUNNING. Peak coughed into his breather and turned aside shivering. What do you do when you have to be someplace? And can’t get there? The man beside him pulled car keys from a pocket. Beg. “You’re probably going to work,” Peak said. “I wasn’t. I was going to Skybase Five.” The owner of the keys turned to look at him. Both were breaking the great unwritten rule of the city: Do not make eye contact . “Here, sir,” Peak tried to make it smooth. “Let me show you.” His hand slid into his worn raincoat, past jacket and sweater, and unbuttoned his shirt. Slowly enough to let the owner of the keys see that it was not a weapon, he pulled