Free Preview: Genesis by Bernard Beckett

8/14/2019 Free Preview: Genesis by Bernard Beckett

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y s u ssu . T sp bf s .

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b?

anaimander : I u k sk yu ss .

eaminer: I sy. I qu us . . .

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sus s.

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anaimander : Sups s

s f sp us . As I y s, -us fus s s, bu s yp

f sups I f . T sups

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b sbs?

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y y.

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sus. I pp Auus 7, 2050. T Jp-

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y p s s.

eaminer : I s bt yu ssu k .

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s. S f s u bu . I y

us s u s uss.

anaimander: Ps p bs f s b -

ss. H s fu y -

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bs usy. W s s, P

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eaminer: A f suy, Ax. A s s

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f, yu ps us t bu Rpub P

su?

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us by s t F ps. P,

pps su sy Ps ss, f s bH b ky f T Rpubs s-

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pp Df bu bus p-

p sy f u s. Ty b

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anaimander: Ps. Msy. I p s,

f us, I f y s, bu

eaminer: Ps.

T Ex s s f sp p .

Ax u f s s b. S f

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anaimander: T u p up yu k ss b. If su s s ps

p su, I k s f s f s -

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x sb u. If, , yu sk

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pp sy bs b z

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s s b, Ax f s k s s s k y-

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f f . If s u pss Exs ,

s u pss Exs. A , s

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k bu .

ea mi ne r : Ys, A.

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pus s s. T ks s sp . T b sp

bu s , s t, s

s s . Bu y pus y

s s .

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s y ys k? Ey ks bu

u uy, y yu us sy f

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yu , .

anaimander: A s b y 2058. H s

s T usy f s y. L s


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sf sf s usy s s u

u , bu s s y jus

sy. T y f us . F s s us s A y s,

s y, f s s sy.

W k s A s b Ps-

p ss. A f s s y, u -

pys s s . Hs -

sus s bu s p s .

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y s b. I f, y Ck u

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sy s pu, s s s pu . By sk s s, A

pss s s bz ss s

s. I fus suu A-

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eaminer: S s Psps s?anaimander: Ys. T s us s p s

pss y, puy s

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ps s y u u. I s

s spy f uy s -

by s s .

A u Rbk, fs, f su b fs.


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s . O s f u,

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s u ks su f s z , Rbks p, f ys

bf k s y-f s f

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f py. Ny su ss-

s u s sf uy b-

sss bu s sp p As b-

f, s s s s p. As ss

s sf s y f Rpub-

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sy sy f.eaminer : If b sp uss.

A Ax s f bus su sp sk. S

u s

su s. Bu s y us. Ts s

f k su s. S sf b y by sy. Ps s pp.

S s p s.

anaimander: A f us . Sy.

N f Exs k py. Ax -

u k s s f sps f. W y k s s?


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eaminer: T us bu uss f As s.

anaimander: A s by s s ys .

T y s 2075. H u s f

S y, s f pys yu.

Yu sk s, s I y

pss by u uu fu

bk ks s , s f s s

s s ps s su

s f s. By s , y

f ss f s sps, s u

s y f tp fu s.

T x s

y b u ss f yp f -

sp. Ss p bpk bj

b z sus, u T Rpubs

y , us sp quky. As pu p Ss ,

s-u sk-p s. M

Ss k A, fs f s p-

s , s sp-

k su s.

A b s jb f xy s s -u . A s p b py b by

xp, s ky s s x.

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sy psb . E -

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f, suu by f ss by

s .T bxs ss s, by u


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f ss u bu. T jb s s-

p , ubk f G S

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s. Su y y b s b p-

p f f us , ss uy

s ubuus.

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s f s by s-u

s f u fss, ss s

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b p.

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f f , usuy

sus b sssk s . Ty su fy

s f s, f u

f p ps. T,

s-s s, z

by sy, u b us b

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s kp s u bk f s-

sys . T sus ups.

Su s sy s y s f s y

u s us, s b s y, u -

us s. I sy s s k

y spu b ss s s -, y fs u p.


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eaminer: A s u f sp b-

A s sy p?

anaimander: A ss b ss

, s s f y- b A s p, Jsp. I

su , , ss p u-

k y f pu-pp us u

, kp ss . F s, y

pu s s

s f , z p b -

pu- pps sus. I yu s, b-

us yu pss I u k pu -

s b Jsp A, y bf

.

eaminer: If yu k ps s qus.

Ax pus. Ps ssu s , u su z s sp k y f x-

us s s s . W y

y ? Bs . S u k P-

s . S u pu.

anaimander: Ts s 18.40, us -u s.

: Yu s y?

a: Y.

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a : [Voice raised] A sp, b u, k

s y f. A , s s sf upu f , y G, y,


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u s, y G, !

: Oky, jus sk. Yu k y s -

ss, ?a: Nby ss .

: H yu k ?

a: Yu k, f y b p I spk,

s u s s by ?

: Hy , yu s.

a: I k.

: Yu y , .

a: Y, I .

: N, bf s p b.

a: O bu, , , f ,

s. I k I p.

: [Agitated] Pss , .

a: Yu pss .: I . Ty yu buts.

a: Ws k?

: I .

a: G .

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[A buzzing sound can be heard.]: Ts -s ! A, s s f.

W b pus. Yu k ks.

a : W pus.

: H s.

a: Oky, ky. [Slow, teasing] I t s.

Y, , bu, , , , ,

y, s , s , yu s?: I s yu. I .


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a: R.

[The buzzing stops.]

a : S, y bu.

: Wy yu ys ?a : I b. I ps sy .

[A long silence. Tapping at keyboards can be heard.]

: Yu k s y u y?

a : H yu b s?

: F ys.

a : H y yu s?

: T fu. Bu y jus s. I , yu

k . . .

a : Ty sy y s sps y, up .

: I u s jus sy.

a: Eys jus sy.

: W yu k bu , s b s

pu? T s uy, ?S y u b bu. I ks ss.

a : O y jus k .

: T s s I s, y s sk.

a : Yu k y s ss, ?

: [Worried] Yu s y s .

a: Uss s pps.: W s f s?

a : I u s yu.

: T ks , s

.

a : S y bu.

: Yu k y bu, ?

a : Yu pp s s s bk? I k


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pu p u us ys f pss.

I k sps y s jus b

bs. I k s y .

: Yu k I f k ?a: W?

: A Ck.

a: I s .

: H yu b? Yu us ,

s. Yu us s .

a: Is jus k.

: Yu k, y s s p. I s y

y s u, bf ks ,

yby u f . Eyby jus

ssu s s k.

a: Yu ub. Is jus k.

: Is jus k . . . S yu f k?

a: A .: A ?

a: R , . Yu u . H

yu s yu f?

: Yu k suss .

a: W f s, Jsp. Yu

k ? I b I sp yu , I .

: Ts jus b k.

a: Y, s , Jsp. B k.

A s f f sp .

eaminer : A yu k s ss us?

anaimander: I ss us s f s .eaminer: S b?


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ana imande r : S p.

eaminer: Wy s y t? T b

pss .

anaimander: I s psy.ea mi ner : Exp .

anaimander: A s ju u. Jsp s ys

s s s xp, y, s

s, yu u ssu pps s u. A, I

k, ssus supy y su. I s p

s. I s p f ub.

eaminer: T us pp x.

anaimander: Nx s y f s. A

s, Jsp A b s 15.30. T

y s . T s s . T

s bu b f, s ss s

su s. T x

f u s. O y k s, s pssbf s x u

f . A , Jsp s

A qup, u s

A s s.

a : W, , bk .: W yu bu ?

a : Eys , t p. S ?

: S ?

a : Ty s yu ys bf y pu yu s ?

: My ys .

a : Mus b b pb, .

: Oky, I s . [Voice rising] I s !


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a: Oky, st.

: Su .

a: Is y.

: I k.a : Ck yu s, yu .

: Yu k I bus s, ?

a : Yu k f S s s?

: Ty f .

a : N, s y. B uky f

. Luky yu s s bus

.

: Is yu u. Ck s.

a: E bt.

T s ys k f su

s s f f bk . T -

s. I s s b, jus s s . A u f sus

k u.

w: Yu bys t ?

: Su, Ru, ss us.

w: G .a: Is jus .

: B fu f . T b s .

a : W yu f y f ?

: I u pp. Ts I sy. Yu

? Ay yu . I yu bk.

a: W s.

: Yu .


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a : I jus s I .

: I yu k f I s y sups.

a: Jus s.

A sy s s. I s s u-

s. T ss s b-

f b . By S

s s s , k

s u bk f s . I pf ss.

I t s, u -

ys b S u s

s pss . A f pu s

u k s.

: [His hand slipping to his gun] Yu k y

s .

a : O y G, k, s . Is jus t . W s f?

B f s s. T b s

y. I s u b u juy

f s . A s ys. Ts y

xp u. Hu f, s u-py b up u f

. T ks u s f s s

t usss. T b bbb usy s

xpss.

: [Voice shaking] M, ps, u f . I

s yu.a : Jsp, s s I su yu.


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a: I s bf.

: Bu I s yu .

a: I .: H?

a: Is bs yu k .

: Oky, s s s yu s. D y. Is

. Is jus k . O yu

k , yu .

a : I k I .

: I k yu .

a : Ss jus .

: I s yu f I .

a : L .

: W yu k bu?

a : Yu . I . I xp, I jus k b

s y. If I s I b b x . I k I . C , yu k s

b s s .

Jsp . Es s s, f- y-

y pssby y pu, s s -

u b t . A s y p. A k s. H u k

s s u pp. Mu s , , f

s -b us.

eaminer: Is yu k? D yu k s

b?

A s, qus Ax u s fuy. Ts s f xps.


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anaimander : T ys f p p-

p x, u A sf ss s

f s s s s k.

H s , s ss s s, s p u. H Jsp

s u up s ss. H s

k bf p f k y,

u y sy fs. H Jsp

sy, bs f suy

f s. A , f pu, A

k s, su bs f

ps s u. A s

k ys, s u k

y. S s sx ys , y y yu

s, bu by s s; u f f ,

s .

A z f. Su s - s. H s xpss; fus, up-

, y y k b, f f

juy.

A s s s, z. H

us k s , bu

p f s u u s. H k s u, s s u

sup f, bu bk f s .

Iy ss f k u. By

s A s pk.

Gus . Ps p. Ps p.

Ts s A. Jsp s sp. W s s-

s f. Ts b. Jsp s, S.Yu su s s pss?


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Ys, S.

Yu s s, A.

I k, S.

Rp bk s . W s subsu.Cus, A. T Rpub ks yu.

Tk yu, S.

A k s s . Ty u b

f s s.

H ps s f u sb

k . H u s s

b, f bup s . A

s t. H f s u

f y spk s u.

C yu s? . C yu s?

S k , bu s . S s s

f k u xpss f.

H . Yu u f b. S y. S ! H p. I yu,

f . Ts p I yu u. A

s . W . W yu , u

buys. C yu us ? I sy yu b.

Ps, f yu us .

H , spy f sps. N.H . S bk, s, buus su.

Hp s p s , A -

b bk s s. T s s s .

H pus Jsp s k s. H u

s . H s us s sus,

spy sup f xus? T s y f

. H , ss f s bubbf s s s pz.


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A . T u s

sb; s s sk. Ts s A,

6N. Tsk p. Vss sy.

Cus, A. T subsu b us. Sy yu . W by.

Tk yu, S.

Bu A sy s. A s f

s s s. Ty k

k y u y b p

suusy s: f s -

s, f fs

qus.

A k sys u b , u

s ss s spy s f fu .

T s b u sy bu s -

f, bu s b A s u-

us , I u b pk up f u s u

y f S.

Os As ppuy ,

sy sps b u -

y, s y pssb by s f

s y. Ms ffuy, s ss Rbk, s f f s, b

xp suy. S spu

y sy u, u f s

.

W , A s b p s

. H ky s, s u f.

Ts s by s sp sk. E u s s


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ssb ss f f-.

A s s u s . T

s s f f, bu s suk s . H us bu

s k up, ys u s.

H sb u s

bk s. S spk, bu s

su f b b k s us

.

H k s bs f , s

u b sfy . H b f s b

ps u. S bk s ss,

bf s s ys, s s ks .

O s, s s .

T subsu fu s s, sk

sk, sup s f, . T sub-su, s s N, s

f s s ys. H ssu yu

u bk u s f y u s -

s, kp s sf. A

k u s.

T u , s ,f, bks. O x y us

bk s f s u s up, f-

Es, sy f ps.

eaminer: Yu s bf ss f s

sy. T us bu s.

anaimander: F us, ss susp-

us f As sy: s u k f


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suy b f, pusby f

sy ps subsu, y

pu Jsp. T s sus

s p f b p . I sk f-

u suy p -

y b b, s px p s

.

eaminer: Bu yu su ?

ana ima nde r : I .

eam iner : Wy?

anaimander : Hsy s s us fuy f -

spy y. Cpxy s s ,

u pju.

eaminer: Yu su k Ps.

anaimander : T s y b s, bu ss

y . I As s, I k s bt b pp s . A sp u u-

f su. Cspy y u us b

u pp y y. T

s p . Bu ss s

s bt s s. H s y jus

jus ? A s f f s f y? N

sb s b sus. Au -

f s y p-

u, s u f . T by f

subsus s k f . I k

us, bu u jus s sy b -

us, u. If p , A u


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f supps f

f , bu k s, p, s u

pus f s qup x y sus-

ps. N, I b pp s A us. H k ys, f .

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